LXer: How to Change the Colors of Your Bash Shell Prompt on Linux

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05-29-2022, 04:52 AM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,641 Rep:	LXer: How to Change the Colors of Your Bash Shell Prompt on Linux Published at LXer: By default, many Linux installations come with plain black and white color prompts. However, because a Linux user spends a lot of time in the terminal emulator, it would be nice if we could visually improve our experience. This article will show you how to change the colors for user, host, and directory information of the Linux terminal prompt. Read More...

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