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Re: nice bash


Hi lin,

>Is there a way to make win32 bash "nice"? as in having colors, having a
>nicer prompt with the current dir instead of boring old
>
>$bash _

No prob - just use "PS1" as you would in your favourite U*ix :)

>
>is there an equivalent of .bashrc where I can set these vars and aliases and
>stuff?

Jepp, and guess what - it is called .bashrc :)
You have to have a home directory and HOME set correctly for this to
work

>
>-Jonny

BYe.
Michael.
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