The old "strings ftp.exe" thing

[The Beatles]

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root@tokaj /c/WINDOWS/system32 # strings ftp.exe  | grep -i calif
@(#) Copyright (c) 1983 The Regents of the University of California.
root@tokaj /c/WINDOWS/system32 #

[Guest]

...?

(antisocial)

[windhound]

root@tokaj /c/WINDOWS/system32 #

...looks like a cross between linux and dos terminal.. it shows the exact location (linux, well, the ones I've seen (which isnt many) just show the current folder, while dos shows the complete line) but root@tokaj and the # make it look suspiciously like linux
well, that and its accessing windoze files... thats possibly the most noticeable thing.. "WINDOWS".. *laughs*.. always thought that was funny, that some folders like windows and system are somtimes capitalized..

*yawns*
needs sleeeep I do..

anyways, wazzat?

[Devari]

It's a linux system. Windows uses the "C:\WINDOWS\System\BorkComputer.exe" style of naming things.

[Devari]

Besides - last I checked, Windows doesn't have strings or grep.

[windhound]

yup
knew it was, just by the command

but it just looked odd to me, mainly because it showed the full path to the location..

[The Beatles]

If you are not root, one of the following lines in your .bash_profile:

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export PS1="\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h \[\033[01;34m\]\w \$ \[\033[00m\]" #colorized
export PS1="\u@\h \w \$ " #not colorized

or if you are root, one of the following:

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export PS1="\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h \[\033[01;34m\]\w # \[\033[00m\]" #colorized
export PS1="\u@\h \w # " #not colorized

will produce that bash prompt for you. I generally like to see the full path; and I've been using that particular PS1 string for about two years now.