ITTips
Exit status:
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/exit-status.html∞
0 is good and you can retrieve the last exit status using
echo $?
#!/bin/sh
# this is a comment
echo "The number of arguments is $#"
echo "The arguments are $*"
echo "The first is $1"
echo "My process number is $$"
echo "Enter a number from the keyboard: "
read number
echo "The number you entered was $number"
echo "The latest exit status is $?"
Debug mode:
set -x # to put the debug mde on
set +x# to put the debug mode off
ctrl+s will lock the term
ctrl+q will unlock the term
My .bash_profile for the prompt line
# set prompt: ``username@hostname time :/directory $ ''
PS1="[\u@\h \[\033[00;36m\]\t\[\033[00m\] :\[\033[01;37m\]\w\[\033[00m\]]"
case `id -u` in
0) PS1="${PS1}# ";;
*) PS1="${PS1}$ ";;
esac
Having a pretty bash:
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/x329.html∞
Threads about tweaking your bash prompt:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/103857/what-is-your-favorite-bash-prompt∞
Non executed bash:
[gael@unennennium 12:38:53 :01;37m~/Documents/Lonres/Documentation/PHP]$
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