PS1 Command - Bash

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I am trying to get the PS1 command working with bash.

What I am trying to do is capture the user's data and input it to change the field on the command line.

I know the command is PS1="MadMike", but what I am trying to do is the captured data from the read line and insert it into the command and then run the command

#PS1 Method
1)
echo -e "\n"
#Sub Menu for Method
echo "============================================"
echo "What would you like your command line to say"
echo "============================================"
echo -e "\n"
#Waiting for user input
echo "Type below"

#Capturing User input
read input
#Setting PS1 input
PS1="input:"

@midihenry: `$PS1` is a shell variable, not an environment variable (though you can export it to the environment if you like). — Keith Thompson, Feb 04 '16 at 16:44

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 04 '16 at 16:45

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You've missed the $ sign to get the content of the input variable. It should be:

PS1="$input:"

answered Feb 04 '16 at 16:45

Mehdi Yedes

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