Edit the shell environment configuration file (for example , to configure bash, add to the ~/.bashrc file):

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

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