Strange Text in Command Line

[TomTees]

When I open up the Terminal app on my MacBook, I see this...

Last login: Tue Oct  6 20:41:59 on console
MARK-HATCH:~ user1$

MARK-HATCH????

What in the hell is that??


TomTees

[r937]

What in the hell is that??

no idea, but it sure doesn't look like anything related to databases

[TomTees]

no idea, but it sure doesn't look like anything related to databases

Should I be freaked out??

Was my computer hacked??

Is that some default name or value??

I'm really not sure what I'm even looking at, other than I wouldn't expect to see what appears to be some person's name in the Terminal window?!


TomTees

[r937]

i don't want to not answer, so i will, but i'm a pc guy and i have no idea what a Terminal is

[TomTees]

i don't want to not answer, so i will, but i'm a pc guy and i have no idea what a Terminal is

The app that gives you the command-line like the DOS window in Windows.

Is there a Unix/Linux forum here?

Maybe I can get better help there?


TomTees

[logic_earth]

That appears to be the computer name or host name.
Is your computer named MARK-HATCH?

BTW the command line in Windows XP+ (all NT variants) is not DOS, it just looks like it.

[TomTees]

That appears to be the computer name or host name.
Is your computer named MARK-HATCH?

NO!

BTW the command line in Windows XP+ (all NT variants) is not DOS, it just looks like it.

Then what is it?!

I found these two articles...

http://osxdaily.com/2006/12/11/how-t...rminal-prompt/

http://www.macworld.com/article/1465...ootprompt.html

Are there any Unix/Linux gurus around here??

I would like to know what is going on here, and I don't want to start mucking around with Terminal/command-line/Bash stuff and really mess things up. (Although both of the articles above seem to be from authoritative sources.)

Thanks,


TomTees

[logic_earth]

Then what is it?!

Its Windows command line, that is all.

Are there any Unix/Linux gurus around here??

I would like to know what is going on here, and I don't want to start mucking around with Terminal/command-line/Bash stuff and really mess things up. (Although both of the articles above seem to be from authoritative sources.)

I would just leave it alone then. It probably is nothing but the hostname of your computer.

[xhtmlcoder]

If the computer was pre-installed with software it is possible it was the person whom installed the software. I have done similar in Linux before but it was several years ago and just in a Lab during Linux Server Admin.

I wouldn't worry too much about it, it's more of a personalisation and in either case you should usually make duplicates/backups of major config files before editing just in case.