Simos <simos.li...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> alias -- ../='cd ..'
> alias -- .../='cd ../..'
> alias -- /='cd /'

You can do those as shell functions:
../() { cd ../; }
.../() { cd ../..; }
/() { cd /; }

> 2. An issue with PS1 is that there is no \w or \W version that can
> expand the ~. My aim is to get to show the full pathname at all times.

Use $PWD.

I don't know about #3 or #4.

> 5. Is there an option in bash to print the exit value of commands?

You can use $? or ${pipestat...@]} in $PS1 or $PROMPT_COMMAND.


paul


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