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Development Tools Console Foundations Environment and Redirection Environment Variables

Fabio Souza
Fabio Souza
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Posted by Fabio Souza
Fabio Souza
6,946 Points

When I type "env" in mac terminal I could't find the PS1 variable. When I do "echo $PS1" I have this > See inside

When I type "env" in mac terminal I could't find the PS1 variable. When I do "echo $PS1" I have this > ${ret_status} %{$fg[cyan]%}%c%{$reset_color%} $(git_prompt_info)

And I dont have what I see in the video lesson like "/u /w"

Oliver Duncan
Oliver Duncan
16,642 Points
Oliver Duncan
Oliver Duncan
16,642 Points

Not sure, but it looks like your prompt has been changed by either you or another program. Many coding schools will do this for you when you download their software. Look for a file called .bash_profile in your home folder, and open it in your favorite text editor. There you should see a line (or two) setting either the PS1 variable or something like it (maybe PROMPT_COMMAND). If you want to start fresh, just remove the line and restart your terminal. Then you'll hopefully be back to a standard prompt.