image/svg+xml The prompt sylvain@bulbizarre:~$ _ _ user login host name workingdirectory ~ is a shorthand for yourhome directory $ Ordinary user using a Bourne shell (bash, sh, dash) % Ordinary user using using a C-shell (csh, tcsh) # Super-user (root) $ Ordinary user using a Bourne shell (bash, sh, dash) % Ordinary user using using a C-shell (csh, tcsh) # Super-user (root) # Super-user (root) echo hello world !
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  1. The prompt
  2. User login
  3. Host name
  4. Working directory
  5. UID
  6. UID
  7. Command