Hi all
I haven't worked much in the terminal window until recently as I'm trying to install the Imagemagick package, it's not going well but thats another matter.
I'm worried now that I might have done something wrong. When I open the terminal window now I get
unknown-e0-f8-47-0d-1b-02:~ username$
username contains my name.
Can anyone tell what this is? Is this something I should fix.
Regards
ttmt
The "unknown-e0-f8-47-0d-1b-02" is the "HOST" name in your prompt. Actually,it looks like a Bonjour discovered bluetooth device. The permanent fix is to change your prompt, removing the host setting- "\h".
xbin, thanks for your reply
The only bluetooth devices are my mouse and my phone, would one of them have caused this.
How exactly would I change your prompt, removing the host setting- "\h"
The problem is Bonjour not your hardware and it was a guess that the device is bluetooth. It might be the address of a wireless router. The hostname is dynamic and changes as you move from network to network.
You should read the bash manual at least the Headings- Invocation and Prompt. It would be a good idea to learn how to use a text editor like vi. If you feel comfortable with the directions below then proceed.
#Type the text not prefaced by # then follow the directions after the #
cat >> .bash_profile #Press return
if [ -f .bashrc ]; then #Press return
. .bashrc #Press return
fi #Press return
#Press control and d at the same time
#You should return to the command prompt
cat >> .bashrc #Press return
PS1='\W \u\$ ' #Press return
#Press control and d at the same time
#You should return to the command prompt
#Open a new terminal window keeping the current window open. You should
#have the new prompt. Test the shell by listing some files. If there are no
#problems then you can quit the Terminal app and reopen it.
#If you incur a problem then from the original Terminal window follow these instructions->
mv .bash_profile bash_profile
mv .bashrc bashrc