Re: is it a bug that PWD=whatever sets PS1's \w to that regardless

[Chris Elvidge]

On 16/03/2021 10:23 am, Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev wrote:
> .. ?
>
> # root ~/ogt2/confs ( 0 @ 2 ) boost ( 42098 @ 1615890149.004363 ==
> 2021-03-16+11:22:2920 ) #
> PWD=/bla
> # root /bla ( 0 @ 2 ) boost ( 42148 @ 1615890199.128728 ==
> 2021-03-16+11:23:1920 ) #

Yes, it seems \w (and \W) take their values from $PWD
If you want to register the current directory in $PS1 regardless, change 
\w to `pwd`

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Chris Elvidge
England