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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

Ksh (netBSD) to set the prompt to current working directory followed by a 
space and >
add or change in .profile  (or profile for system-wide?)
PS1=['${PWD#{PWD%/*/*/*}/ >'

/arp/k/e/keesan/ >  (or something very similar)

I got this by selectively removing a bit at a time of the similar line in 
there for setting it to show previous command number plus current working 
directory (pwd).

I will read about what the ['$ does unless someone wants to explain.
And the */*/* - my prompt can show at least 6 levels of directories so it 
is not to specify that, as I first thought.

Bash is said to be better for regular command-line use and ksh is more for 
programmers' use, and bash is later than csh, says one website.

The bash prompt is simpler.  /w  to show pwd.

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