Because I have to stare at my command prompt all the time on my computer, it should look at least half-decent, so I am trying to get it colored. The expected outcome is as seen on this site. I have the colors I want set in my .Xdefaults file, but they of course do not color my prompt.
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I am getting more and more comfortable working with the shell, thus I would like to change its prompt color to my liking, as it will be easier for me to distinguish commands vs. outputs.
I've read a couple of instructions of how to change the .bashrc file and am familiar with what the codes in PS1 mean. Except, this file can be intimidating to newbie eyes.
Where exactly on the file is it that I need to make the change?
Here is what I am trying to do. I would like my prompt to like exactly like the prompt I use in Backtrack - which consist in two different colors, one for the host and another for the pwd. Here is what the Backtrack .bashrc file looks like:
# /etc/profile: This file contains system-wide defaults used by
# all Bourne (and related) shells.
# Set the values for some environment variables:
export MINICOM="-c on"
export MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/man:/usr/X11R6/man:/usr/local/share/man:/usr/bin/man:/usr/share/man
export HOSTNAME="`cat /etc/HOSTNAME`"
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I also read that in order to have the same results when I log in as root, I will have to copy the modified .bashrc file into /root
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Below is what i have so far.
I would like to run some existing scripts and send it to a text file:
Note: 'script' is an exist shell script
Note: '/opt/2011jun15/my.db' auto generates everyday with only changes to the directory 2011jun15 base on the current date
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Code:
[carlos@srv1 ~]$ echo $PS1
[u@h W]$
I want to change my PS1 to:
PS1='[e[1;32m][u@h W]$[e[0m] '
When I look in ~/.bashrc, I don't see my 'PS1' line so I am confused and wondering how I do this on RHEL / CentOS systems.
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h : the hostname up to the first '.'
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I used export command to setup a new shell prompt:
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I just added a new user to my ubuntu by:
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when peter logs in (after I created a passwd for him) he doesn't see the shell as I do:
me:
adhg@server:~$
peter
$
ALSO, he can't user the TAB to move inside a folder (when you type cs /home/p and use tab to get /home/peter)
After I succesfully instaled ubuntu 10.04 server, I applied
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su -
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Code:
GNU GRUB version 0.97 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
[ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
completions of a device/filename. ]
grub>
I already run this command :
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grub> find /grub/grub.conf
(hd0,5)
grub> root (hd0,5)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
grub> setup (hd0)
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no
Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 30 sectors are embedded.
succeeded
Running "install /grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+30 p (hd0,5)/grub/stage2 /grub/menu
.lst"... succeeded
Done.
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Q/Problem:
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