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Amit Jotwani
2,557 PointsPS1: command not found
Why am I getting a "-bash: PS1: command not found" error when trying to set the value of that variable?
2 Answers
Amit Jotwani
2,557 PointsI think I may have an answer to my question. Turns out the commands for setting up environment variables through the command line is whitespace sensitive. So, they should be typed as -
PS1="> "
instead of PS1 = "> "
Li Mbo
5,096 PointsFor me it works under terminal on Mac OS X, however it does not work under iTerm 2 which is a replacement for the terminal that offer some features to save time.
Amit Jotwani
2,557 PointsAha. That's a great point. Let me try it out on Terminal. Didn't realize I was using iTerm as well :)
UPDATE: Get the same error even on Terminal :(
Li Mbo
5,096 PointsLi Mbo
5,096 PointsYeah! now it works on iTerm as well, we were fooled :v, there was even a question for it, happy learning Amit!