Re: .bashrc problem--"ls" output and root prompt

2007-08-22 Thread Ansgar Esztermann
On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 04:14:04PM -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > > PS1='\h\w $ '; export PS1 > > So, nothing fancy. How do i get my coloured "ls" back, > and my "#" prompt as sudo'ed root? Use \$ rather than a plain $ to get # as root. A. -- Ansgar Esztermann Researcher & Sysadmin

Re: .bashrc problem--"ls" output and root prompt

2007-08-21 Thread Sergio Cuéllar Valdés
2007/8/21, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Im a new Debian Etch user, coming from FreeBSD. When i > first installed my system, running the "ls" command > would > give me coloured output (executables one colour, > directories another). Also, when I sudo'ed to root, i > would get the u

.bashrc problem--"ls" output and root prompt

2007-08-21 Thread Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum
Im a new Debian Etch user, coming from FreeBSD. When i first installed my system, running the "ls" command would give me coloured output (executables one colour, directories another). Also, when I sudo'ed to root, i would get the usual "#" prompt as root. I then copied over my (straightforward)