Session recording

[Kevin D. Clark]

John Abreau writes:

> I typically have dozens of xterms open, many running screen
> sessions with multiple screens, and some of them can sit idle
> for months at a time. With this prompt, I can always tell
> at a glance all the context I need about a particular session.

I do something like this for some of my work.  I am a software
engineer, and I frequently work in multiple "branches" in a source
control system.  When you're working with branches, it is *very
important* that you remember which branch that you are working on.
So, if I was working with a hypothetical "version_1_3" branch, I might
do something like this:

   PS1="version_1_3 $ "

In some cases I've worked with systems in which there were dozens of
branches, and by employing this method I always was able to keep track
of where I was working in the version tree.

Regards,

--kevin
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