Re: Enhancing the user experience with tcsh

On 02/10/12 11:52, Eitan Adler wrote:
> In conf/160689 (http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=160689)
> there has been some discussion about changing the default cshrc file.
> 
> I'd like to commit something like the following based on Chris's patch
> at the end of the thread. This post is an attempt to open the change
> to wider discussion.

I like the proposed changes, although I don't see why you set the prompt
twice? I've also inserted the changes I commonly run with inline below.

> commit dbe6cb730686dd53af7d06cc9b69b60e6e55549c
> diff --git a/etc/root/dot.cshrc b/etc/root/dot.cshrc
> --- a/etc/root/dot.cshrc
> +++ b/etc/root/dot.cshrc
> _at__at_ -7,9 +7,10 _at__at_
> 
>  alias h		history 25
>  alias j		jobs -l
> -alias la	ls -a
> +alias la	ls -aF
>  alias lf	ls -FA
> -alias ll	ls -lA
> +alias ll	ls -lAF
> +alias ls	ls -F
> 
>  # A righteous umask
>  umask 22
> _at__at_ -17,19 +18,24 _at__at_ umask 22
>  set path = (/sbin /bin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/games /usr/local/sbin
> /usr/local/bin $HOME/bin)
> 
>  setenv	EDITOR	vi
> -setenv	PAGER	more
> +setenv	PAGER	less
>  setenv	BLOCKSIZE	K

# Sets SSH_AUTH_SOCK to the user's ssh-agent socket path if running
if (${?SSH_AUTH_SOCK} != "1") then
        setenv  SSH_AUTH_SOCK   `sockstat | grep ${USER} | grep
ssh-agent | awk '{print $6}'`
endif

>  if ($?prompt) then
>  	# An interactive shell -- set some stuff up
>  	set prompt = "`/bin/hostname -s`# "
# Useful for root's .cshrc, although I run with it in all my .cshrc
        if (`id -g` == 0) then
                set prompt="root_at_%m# "
        endif
>  	set filec
> -	set history = 100
> -	set savehist = 100
> +	set history = 10000
> +	set savehist = 10000
> +	set autolist
        set autologout = 0
> +	# Use history to aid expansion
> +	set autoexpand
>  	set mail = (/var/mail/$USER)
>  	if ( $?tcsh ) then
>  		bindkey "^W" backward-delete-word
>  		bindkey -k up history-search-backward
>  		bindkey -k down history-search-forward
# This maps the "Delete" key to do the right thing
# Pressing CTRL-v followed by the key of interest will print the shell's
mapping for the key
                bindkey "^[[3~" delete-char-or-list-or-eof
>  	endif
> +	set prompt = "[%n_at_%m]%c04%# "
> +	set promptchars = "%#"
>  endif
> 

Cheers,
Lawrence