How to change the prompt in putty

Question

when i start putty on a server i get the promp like below: ``` hpbl802!benjaminb:~ [22]> ``` How can i change this prompt to ``` benjamin:~ [22]> ```

Accepted Answer

It's not Putty, it's your shell that gives you the prompt. If you are using bash, try:

```
PS1='benjamin:\w [\!]> '
export PS1
```

If that works, you can add the two lines to your `$HOME/.bashrc` on the server.

More information on bash prompts.

If your shell is not bash, you need to tell us what shell it is. The easiest way is to type a non-existent command on the command-line:

```
$ 42
-bash: 42: command not found
```

The above tells me that my shell is bash.

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