The default prompt for zsh is:
phoenix% echo $PROMPT %m%#
The %m stands for the short form of the current hostname, and the
%# stands for a % or a #, depending on whether the
shell is running as root or not. zsh supports many other control
sequences in the PROMPT variable.
% PROMPT='%/> ' /u/pfalstad/etc/TeX/zsh> % PROMPT='%~> ' ~/etc/TeX/zsh> % PROMPT='%h %~> ' 6 ~/etc/TeX/zsh>
%h represents the number of current history event.
% PROMPT='%h %~ %M> ' 10 ~/etc/TeX/zsh apple-gunkies.gnu.ai.mit.edu> % PROMPT='%h %~ %m> ' 11 ~/etc/TeX/zsh apple-gunkies> % PROMPT='%h %t> ' 12 6:11am> % PROMPT='%n %w tty%l>' pfalstad Fri 24 ttyp0>
Also available is the RPROMPT parameter. If this is set, the
shell puts a prompt on the right side of the screen.
% RPROMPT='%t' % 6:14am % RPROMPT='%~' % ~/etc/TeX/zsh % PROMPT='%l %T %m[%h] ' RPROMPT=' %~' p0 6:15 phoenix[5] ~/etc/TeX/zsh
These special escape sequences can also be used with the -P
option to print:
% print -P %h tty%l 15 ttyp1
The POSTEDIT parameter is printed whenever the editor exits.
This can be useful for termcap tricks. To highlight the prompt and
command line while leaving command output unhighlighted, try
this:
% POSTEDIT=`echotc se` % PROMPT='%S%% '