Edit the shell environment configuration file (for example , to configure bash, add to the ''~/.bashrc'' file):
<code>
export PS1="[\d \t \u@\h:\w ] $ "                                                                                # shows date, time, host and current directory in your prompt
HISTTIMEFORMAT="%d/%m/%y %T "                                                                                    # adds timestamps to your history
</code>

Alternatively, gather this information by running commands:
  * ''$ hostname'' will output something like: cometlogin01.comet.hpc.ncl.ac.uk
  * ''$ pwd'' will output something like: /nobackup/proj/MyProject
  * ''$ date'' will output something like: Mon  7 Jul 12:25:26 BST 2025