root: ~$ uname -a
Linux workstation4 2.0.34 #1 Tue Jun 23 02:10:50 EDT 1998 i686 unknown

# /etc/bashrc
# System wide functions and aliases
# Environment stuff goes in /etc/profile
# For some unknown reason bash refuses to inherit
# PS1 in some circumstances that I can't figure out.
# Putting PS1 here ensures that it gets loaded every time.
# PS1="[\u@\h \W]\\$ "
PS1="\u@\h \w:\# > "     # 10/2/98 '\w'  shows current working directory
alias which="type -path"
alias ls="ls -F"
alias ll="ls -alF"
alias la="ls -aF"
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root: ~$ more .bashrc
# .bashrc
# User specific aliases and functions
alias rm='rm -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
alias mv='mv -i'
alias ll= 'ls -alF'
# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
        . /etc/bashrc
fi
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[root@workstation5 /]#  more /etc/bashrc
# /etc/bashrc
# System wide functions and aliases
# Environment stuff goes in /etc/profile
# For some unknown reason bash refuses to inherit
# PS1 in some circumstances that I can't figure out.
# Putting PS1 here ensures that it gets loaded every time.
PS1="[\u@\h \W]\\$ "
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[root@workstation5 /]#  more /etc/bashrc
# /etc/bashrc
# System wide functions and aliases
# Environment stuff goes in /etc/profile
# For some unknown reason bash refuses to inherit
# PS1 in some circumstances that I can't figure out.
# Putting PS1 here ensures that it gets loaded every time.
PS1="[\u@\h \W]\\$ "
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