How to set PS1 variable in ksh shell?

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Issue

  • How to set PS1 variable in ksh shell?
  • I want to set PS1 variable in ksh similar to PS1 variable in bash
  • In bash, the default PS1 is [\u@\h \W]\$

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • ksh

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