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Re: OK, now what?


--- Scott M Blackledge <scottb2@us.ibm.com> wrote:
> I tried downloading the current version of cygwin today.  Yes, I've read
> the FAQ and the readme's.  Perhaps its just been a long day, but I've
> executed setup.exe and after clicking on the cygwyn desktop icon, the DOS
> window pops up with
> 
>      I have no name!IBM-R4I1LNZXQ9E ~
> 

This is just the bash shell prompt set in the /etc/profile file.  It is
controlled by setting the PS1 variable.  You can modify the /etc/profile file
to your liking.  Are you on a W9x system?  The `I have no name' is taken from
the `id -un' command.

Cheers,

=====
Earnie Boyd
mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com

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