time as shell prompt

chandan · 07-03-2003, 10:18 PM

How to find out time in the terminal.
Is it possible to have time as shell prompt.
Or is it possible to display time in any other part of the screen continuously in the terminal.

fancypiper · 07-03-2003, 10:52 PM

Put something similar to this in your .bashrc file.

Code:

# Change bash prompt. See the article
# http://www-106.ibm.com/developerwork.../l-tip-prompt/
export PS1='\d \@ \[\e[32;1m\]\u\[\e[34;1m\]@\[\e[36;1m\]\H \[\e[34;1m\]\w\[\e[32;1m\] $ \[\e[0m\]'
# For the root account use this
# export PS1='\d \@ \[\e[31;1m\]\u\[\e[34;1m\]@\[\e[36;1m\]\H \[\e[34;1m\]\w\[\e[31;1m\] # \[\e[0m\]'

Here is my current prompt

Code:

Thu Jul  3 11:52pm phil@tinwhistle ~ $

eltongeoff · 07-03-2003, 11:45 PM

hey damn nice link

moses · 07-04-2003, 01:05 AM

Realize that the time in the prompt is static, so if you want the current time, you have to reactivate the prompt (hit ENTER).