Terminal has my fullname in it, can I change it?

[iMacNoob]

Hi,

When I open up terminal, the prompt looks like:

firstname-lastname-imac:~ username$

Is there a way to change the firstname-lastname part of it? It looks silly hehe.

 

[JNB]

That's taken from your user name. Create a new user with the name you prefer, or get used to it. Do NOT change the name of your home directory.

 

[Eidorian]

You can change the hostname under the Sharing Preference pane in System Preferences.

 

[JNB]

My bad. Eidorian is correct. I wasn't keying in on the hostname, just the username.

 

[iMacNoob]

Can someone guide be a little, I can't find that preference pane!

btw, what do you use for screenshots?

can I open up .rar files natively or I need to download a rar program? (i used winrar before on xp)

 

[Eidorian]

Can someone guide be a little, I can't find that preference pane!

btw, what do you use for screenshots?

can I open up .rar files natively or I need to download a rar program? (i used winrar before on xp)

I usually use The Unarchiver or UnRarX for my GUI decompression.

 

[Neil321]

btw, what do you use for screenshots?

shift + command + 4 a cross hair will appear that you just drag around what you want to take the screenshot off

shift + command + 3 for full screen

 

[JNB]

What a lot of us use for screenshots is Skitch. You'll love it!

 

[cromwell64]

you can edit your bash terminal profile and make the prompt look however you want. i have mine set up to show the current directory i am in.

 

[iMacNoob]

cool thanks, got the name changed and learned about screenshots!

peffh...i was scared I would have to buy a $29 product hehe.