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From: Robert Brockway <robert at timetraveller.org>
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On 24 Nov 2001, Jason Henry Parker wrote:

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> Robert Brockway <robert at timetraveller.org> writes:
> 
> > avon:~>finger @kernel.org						8:46am
> 
> Which shell are you using to have the time displayed on the RHS like
> that?

Hi Jason.  It's tcsh.  It's a variable called "rprompt" which takes the
same set of parameters as the "prompt" variable.  I have mine set to do
the time as you can see :)  Afaik tcsh is the only shell with this feature
(maybe zsh, anyone?)

Here is what I have in my .tcshrc:

set prompt = "%B%m:%~%#%b"
set rprompt = "%B%t%b"

%B is bold on, %t is time, %b is bold off.

The way it deals with long lines is very intelligent.  I just gets out of
the way (disappears) if you try to write over that part of the screen and
then is back next time you hit enter.  Very neat.
Cheers,
	-Rob

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