[Solved] How To Add Blank Space In Prompt With zsh

shoober420 · 2014-07-31 13:00:10

How can I get zsh to show the full directory path I'm in, instead of just my hostname?

Last edited by shoober420 (2014-07-31 16:53:51)

karol · 2014-07-31 13:07:04

fsckd · 2014-07-31 14:15:24

Moving from Applications & Desktop Environments to Newbie Corner.

shoober420 · 2014-07-31 15:40:18

Okay, I got the path showing. Now, how do I add a space in the prompt, so that the path is seperated from whats being typed?

karol · 2014-07-31 16:04:53

You should be able to just add a space in your prompt. Can you post the prompt you have now?
Have a look at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Color_Bash_Prompt

PS1='[\u@\h \W]\$ '

The prompt goes between the ' ' - the last two characters are $ and a space. Try doing something similar.

shoober420 · 2014-07-31 16:06:36

Here is my prompt.

PROMPT=%~%#_

I'm using an underscore for now, just to seperate the path from the commands being typed so they're not next to each other.

karol · 2014-07-31 16:09:50

Try

PROMPT="%~%# "

shoober420 · 2014-07-31 16:21:24

Nice! Thank you so much karol. I have settled with the following prompt.

PROMPT="[%~]%# "

Last edited by shoober420 (2014-07-31 16:42:59)

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