If you desire the handy prompt used in RedHat Linux, you could edit the ~/.bashrc and set this:

export PS1=[\u@\h \W]\$

You will get a prompt like this:

[user@server home]#

If you prefer the FreeBSD style, you should use this instead:

export PS1=\h:\w\$

And this would result in:

server:/home#

I’ve created this one, mixing it all at once:

export PS1=[\t] [\u@\h:\w]\$

This produce a productive result. See it in action:

[13:48:02] [user@host:/home]#

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