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You will need to edit your '' | You will need to edit your '' | ||
- | You will define a PS1 variable and export it. | + | You will define a '' |
===== Bash Escape Sequences ===== | ===== Bash Escape Sequences ===== | ||
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+ | The allowed escape sequences allowed in the Bash prompt are decoded as follows: | ||
\a an ASCII bell character (07) | \a an ASCII bell character (07) | ||
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trol sequence into the prompt | trol sequence into the prompt | ||
\] end a sequence of non-printing characters | \] end a sequence of non-printing characters | ||
+ | ===== Color Codes ===== | ||
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+ | |Black | ||
+ | |Red | ||
+ | |Green | ||
+ | |Brown | ||
+ | |Blue | ||
+ | |Purple | ||
+ | |Cyan | 0;36 || Light Cyan | 1;36| | ||
+ | |Light Gray | 0;37 || White | ||
===== Examples ===== | ===== Examples ===== | ||
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PS1=' | PS1=' | ||
- | # With Color: | + | Look at the escape sequences above to help you determine what the above prompt description means. |
- | PS1=" | + | |
+ | '' | ||
PS1=" | PS1=" | ||
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+ | This one would look like hostname: | ||
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+ | **With Color: | ||
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+ | PS1=" | ||
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export PS1=" | export PS1=" | ||