How can I display the absolute path in bash prompt?
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I currently have my bash set to something like this: How can I make it show the absolute path instead of the relative one (e.g. instead of )?
Error Output
PS1="\[\`if [[ \$? = "0" ]]; then echo '\e[32m\h\e[0m'; else echo '\e[31m\h\e[0m' ; fi\`:\w\n\$ "
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Just replace with : Anyway if you mind a little tip, I'd write something like:
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