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Re: volume label in prompt?

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Ray Andrews <rayandrews@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I'm now running three machines here, each with several copies of various
> linii available.  It gets a bit confusing.  I'm wondering if there might be
> something I can add to my prompt that could help me remind myself where I'm
> at.  I'm open to any suggestions, but one idea I had was something to
> identify the volume label of the current root directory.  That would do it
> if it can be done. Can it?

PROMPT="%n@%m %~: "

n = username

m = hostname up to first "."

%~ is the current directory, using ~ for $HOME when appropriate.
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