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TMOTTM
TMOTTM

Reputation: 3391

Bash prompt changed in terminal

Suddendly my bash prompt changed to

[80-254-70-241]myusername @ ~ $

when in my home directory.

I have the following command in my .bash_profile export PS1="\[\033[32m\][\h]\u @ \W \$\[\033[0m\]

I think the expression in square brackets supposed to be the name of the current directory.

What does this number 80-254-70-241 mean and how do I change it back?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 154

Answers (1)

Christopher C. S. Ke
Christopher C. S. Ke

Reputation: 265

The string "80-254-70-241" comes from the parameter "\h", which denotes your hostname. I think you got an IP and a hostname from DHCP so the prompt changed accordingly.

If you think this is annoying, you can replace "\h" with your preferred hostname (hardcoded).

Upvotes: 3

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