bash_prompt_links.md

Customise Bash Prompt

Change command prompt:

• Setup bash prompt +Change the color of the prompt
• Customize bash prompt
• How to use \e
• Detect unicode character(to be used in the prompt) by roughly drawing its shape
• GUI to generate bash prompt

Minimal prompt:

export PS1="\[\e[0;33m\]\A \u@\h:\W \n\$ \[\e[m\]"

Basic prompt

export PS1="\[\e[38;5;35m\]\T [\h:\[\e[38;5;33m\]\W\[\e[38;5;35m\]]\n$ \[$(tput sgr0)\]"

LearnLinuxTV prompt with arrow instead of unicorn:

tty -s && export PS1="\[\033[38;5;35m\]\t [\[\033[38;5;33m\]\j\[\033[38;5;35m\]] [\h:\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;33m\]\w\[$(tput setaf 3)\]]\n\\[\033[38;5;35m\]➜ \[$(tput sgr0)\]"