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Prompt

You are able to set the prompt displayed to you at the beginning of each line. The default prompt is '> '. Insomnia Shell recgonises the following variables:

User 1 KB Updated 19 Jun 2026
You are able to set the prompt displayed to 
you at the beginning of each line.  The default prompt is '> '.

Insomnia Shell recgonises the following variables:
  $D : Your current directory (immortals only).
  $V : Displays INVIS  when invis.
  $v : Displays invis when invis.
  $H : You current hp maximum.
  $h : Your current hp.
  $G : Your current mp maximum.
  $g : Your current mp.
  $I : Your current sp maximum.
  $i : Yuor current sp.
  
EXAMPLE: setenv PROMPT $h hps   $g mps   $i sps>
    Will display '60 hps  150 mp  50 sps>' at each prompt.