Sean O'Connor SeanOC
malcolmt
/ Malcolm's $PS1 prompt
Created
September 17, 2010 19:21
People keep asking about my fancy bash prompt (I've been using it since the mid-90's). So, here it is.
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| .-(malcolm@djelibeybi 15:19:34) ~ | |
| `--> echo $PS1 | |
| \n\[\033[35m\].-(\[\033[33m\]\u@\h \[\033[36m\]\t\[\033[35m\]) \[\033[0m\]\w\n\[\033[35m\]\`-->\[\033[0m\] | |
| I should note that in my .bashrc file, I enter the information like this: | |
| # My fancy two-line, colored prompt | |
| e=\\\033 | |
| export PS1="\n\[$e[35m\].-(\[$e[33m\]\u@\h \[$e[36m\]\t\[$e[35m\])\[$e[0m\]\w\n\[$e[35m\]\\\`-->\[$e[0m\] " |