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Mac OS X's default bash prompt is dull and uninformative.
Since only the current directory name is visible, I find myself running pwd
more often than is healthy. Also, I find the uneven prompt length jarring.
Workmates will be quick to confirm that I'm not exactly leet on the
command line. Efforts to advance beyond cd and ls have been hampered by
the fact that many posts and discussion threads assume a level of competency
which as yet I lack.
When I sit down to write a post, oftentimes I write the post I wish I'd read an hour earlier. As I unravel the mysteries of ack and bash and Emacs and the like, I'll publish tips and explanations so that others can benefit from my discoveries (or, as will likely be the case, so that you people can further enlighten me).