changing localhost name to something else?

[imdeemvp]

Hello guys....

 

I want to know which file to edit so my terminal will say [imdeemvp@mymdk10.1]$ instead of [imdeemvp@localhost imdeemvp]$

 

I know how to do it in fedora but not in mandrake, thanks!

 

[moved from Networking by spinynorman]

[aru]

the same file unless fedora does some magic, in ~/.bashrc

ie, put these lines in your ~/.bashrc:

release=/etc/mandrake-release
if [ -f "$release" ]; then
myrelease=$(sed -n 's/.*\([0-9]\{2\}.[0-9]\{1\}\).*/mymdk\1/p' "$release")
fi
PS1="[\u@${myrelease}]\$ "
export PS1
unset myrelease release

so you'll have what you want even if you upgrade mandrake:

[aru@mymdk10.1]$

 

also if you want the working directory propmted too, then use this PS1

PS1="[\u@${myrelease} \w]\$ "

 

hth

[mattie]

Hi,

 

I'd like to note that, as a mandrake newbie, I found an easy way to change that through the mandrake configuration utility under networking.. (of course only interesting if you want to give a static name)

 

greets

mattie

[aru]

mattie, despite of what the title of the thread says, imdeemvp doesn't want to change the host name, he just want to change the comand line prompt. But yes, in case you want to change the localhost name one of the ways is that one you said.

[Qchem]

Of course changing the host name should also change the bash prompt.

 

Just be carefull where you change the host name, I remember on a fedora box simply changing it via the hostname command and this causing loads of problems as it was also looked up in another (probably redhat specific) location.

[mattie]

mattie, despite of what the title of the thread says, imdeemvp doesn't want to change the host name, he just want to change the comand line prompt.

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oh, I thought he was only mentioning his command line prompt as an example to make his point clear sorry

[imdeemvp]

Ok thanks aru....it now say: [imdeemvp@mymdk10.1]$