Comments on: BASH Shell change the color of my shell prompt under Linux or UNIX http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/ Every answer asks a more beautiful question. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ss http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/comment-page-1/#comment-45905 ss Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:38:35 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/#comment-45905 For KSH ... 1 example is : FGWHITE=`echo "33[1;37m"` echo "${FGWHITE}" to back to normal : NORMAL=`echo "33[m"` echo "${NORMAL}" For KSH …
1 example is :
FGWHITE=`echo “33[1;37m”`
echo “${FGWHITE}”
to back to normal :
NORMAL=`echo “33[m”`
echo “${NORMAL}”

]]> By: Jigsaw http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/comment-page-1/#comment-43861 Jigsaw Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:55:13 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/#comment-43861 What do 0 and 31 in 0;31m indicate? Is there a way of specifying color as RGB values? What do 0 and 31 in 0;31m indicate? Is there a way of specifying color as RGB values?

]]> By: oinkboing http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/comment-page-1/#comment-43708 oinkboing Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:01:13 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/#comment-43708 Replace for example Color 34 with 44. (4)4 = Background green_bg_color="\E[0;37;42m" Replace for example Color 34 with 44.
(4)4 = Background
green_bg_color=”\E[0;37;42m”

]]> By: Saurabh http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/comment-page-1/#comment-43062 Saurabh Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:33:19 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/#comment-43062 Hi, I am using cygwin. I could not find the files .bash_profile file or .bashrc file anywhere in installation directory. I want to change color parmanent. Hi,
I am using cygwin. I could not find the files .bash_profile file or .bashrc file anywhere in installation directory. I want to change color parmanent.

]]> By: Black_Ps` http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/comment-page-1/#comment-42009 Black_Ps` Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:35:44 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/#comment-42009 export PS1="\[[33[01;32m\]\u@\h\[33[01;34m\] \W]\]#" how can i execute this command from a .sh script or .c and make it work,can somebody help. Thanks. export PS1=”\[[33[01;32m\]\u@\h\[33[01;34m\] \W]\]#” how can i execute this command from a .sh script or .c and make it work,can somebody help.

Thanks.

]]> By: Purav http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/comment-page-1/#comment-41624 Purav Fri, 15 May 2009 14:04:37 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/#comment-41624 this helped me. many thanks. this helped me. many thanks.

]]> By: Lionel.rpm http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/comment-page-1/#comment-41521 Lionel.rpm Fri, 08 May 2009 00:46:06 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/#comment-41521 export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 1)\]\u@\h:\w $ \[$(tput sgr0)\]" \u@\h:\w $ \[ Why would i use $ for root? means? \u@\h:\w\\$ \[ ---> this is the best way. Nice work Vivek ; ) export PS1=”\[$(tput setaf 1)\]\u@\h:\w $ \[$(tput sgr0)\]”

\u@\h:\w $ \[ Why would i use $ for root?

means? \u@\h:\w\\$ \[ —> this is the best way.

Nice work Vivek

; )

]]> By: penduleum http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/comment-page-1/#comment-40415 penduleum Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:35:15 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/#comment-40415 hey all. What line do i need to use to get the text in green, whit a orange hostname? thx in advanced, penduleum hey all.

What line do i need to use to get the text in green, whit a orange hostname?

thx in advanced,

penduleum

]]> By: Amira http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/comment-page-1/#comment-40345 Amira Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:47:31 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/#comment-40345 hi,.. sry but what if i want to change the colours of the command it self like (ls -l /etc/passwd )i want for example(ls) in red and (-l) with blue and (the name of file) with green hi,..
sry but what if i want to change the colours of the command it self
like (ls -l /etc/passwd )i want for example(ls) in red and (-l) with blue and (the name of file) with green

]]> By: Andres http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/comment-page-1/#comment-40062 Andres Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:56:01 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/#comment-40062 I use this to set my prompt set prompt = "%B%{33[31m%}%m %{33[37m%}%B%// \n" It placed the machine name in orange color, and the path in white. It is separated by a space, so I can easily select the path by double clicking it...and I also included a / to allow me to append anything else afterwards I use this to set my prompt
set prompt = “%B%{33[31m%}%m %{33[37m%}%B%// \n”

It placed the machine name in orange color, and the path in white. It is separated by a space, so I can easily select the path by double clicking it…and I also included a / to allow me to append anything else afterwards

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