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title: "Discussion on \"Today I've learned: Changing Shell Prompt Name/PATH importance \n(Environment variables)\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Today I've learned: Changing Shell Prompt Name/PATH importance \n(Environment variables)\". Prompts in Kali\nUsually terminal in Kali looks like this\n(username@hostname)-[current_directory] #\n\nWhen you work as a root you see:\n(root@kali)-[current_directory] #\n\nEnvironment variable which is used to change the prompt\nThere’s a PS1 Environment ..."
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Prompts in Kali Usually terminal in Kali looks like this (username@hostname)-\[current\_directory\] # When you work as a root you see: (root@kali)-\[current\_directory\] # Environment variable which is used to change the prompt There’s a PS1 Environment ...

Dec 20, 2024 · 3 min read · cyberjourney.eu  
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