export TEMP=$PS1 #save it for later export PS1="hi my name is hal: " export PS1="\t \u@\h: \w\n% " #if you want to change it back to what it was #before: export PS1=\$TEMP # otherwise, it'll reset next time we run bash, # we'll learn later how to save settings like # this.
export TEMP2=$TERM
export TERM=dumb
emacs -nw -q
export TERM=$TEMP2
emacs -nw -q