How can I hide username@node in linux shell?

Question

I want to hide username@solaris in a Unix shell.

I would like something like this:

$ ls -l

Instead I have this:

user@solaris:~$ ls -l

CharString · Answer 1 · 2011-10-10 18:15:19Z

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If by "something like" you mean: '$' when normal user, '#' when root then put

PS1=\$

in your .profile

Otherwise use

PS1=$

answered Oct 10 '11 at 18:15

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This makes a good point. You should use different prompts for root vs other users like CharString suggests. – chown Oct 10 '11 at 18:19

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chown · Answer 2 · 2011-10-10 18:10:50Z

In /etc/bashrc or ~/.bashrc change the PS1 environment variable to PS1=$. Or add a new line if no PS1 already exists with:

PS1=$

Then, run this:

source /etc/bashrc

Or:

source ~/bashrc

migrated from stackoverflow.com Oct 10 '11 at 18:11