Here is a cool trick to make your bash prompt look like a dos prompt. Why would you do it? You shouldn’t; unless you have something for dos prompts. But you could always do this to fool your coworkers or friends and give them a moment of, “WTF”? (I know I will)

Add this line to your .bashrc: PS1=’C:${PWD//\//\\\}>’

This basically changes the format of your prompt, to look like a dos prompt. Here is a side-by-side comparison of Bash and Dos prompt:

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You can add to your friend’s misery (assuming he is using gnome), by customizing it to look like vista.

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