Removing user from prompt

[tirwit]

Hi

My prompt in Terminal looks like this:

MacBook-de-Pedro-Gordo:~ Pedro_Gordo$

How can I remove permanently my username (Pedro_Gordo) from the prompt, so it looks like this:

MacBook-de-Pedro-Gordo:~ $

 

[psxguru]

I presume you're using bash so simply edit the bashrc file

ie

vi /etc/bashrc

change the line...

PS1='\h:\W \u\$ '

to

PS1='\h:\W \$ '

save, logout and log back in to see the changed prompt.
You'll probably have to sudo and also override the readonly warning when saving (bashrc should be readonly).

 

[tirwit]

I did it. X11 is displaying the prompt as I want, but Terminal is not. I can't remove the user (option in PS1: \u). This is my .bashrc file:

export PS1='\h:\W \$'

# root
export ROOTSYS=/Users/Shared/root

export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/Aplicações:$ROOTSYS/bin:/usr/local/bin

# root
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ROOTSYS/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ROOTSYS/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH

Any idea why I can't remove the user from prompt? My OS X is the 10.6.4

 

[angelwatt]

Try editing the .bashrc file in your home directory rather than the one in /etc.

 

[tirwit]

Problem solved, but it was solved in the course of other thing, so I can't specifically identify what I did to solve this!

Thanks anyway

 

[mac2x]

I suggest changing your machine name to something less clunky & identifying too. You can do that in System Preferences in the Sharing pane. I like to use the names of Native American tribes for my computers.