Post your BASH prompt [PS1]?

introuble · 12-25-2006, 04:22 AM

Post your PS1 variable (for both normal/root user if they differ)! (add a screenshot too if you wish)

[I hope this doesn't turn out to be a dup thread. I performed a search and it didn't seem like there was a similar existing thread]

So anyway, here are mine (quite basic

Code:

Normal user:
PS1="\[\033[1;30m\][\[\033[1;33m\]\w\[\033[1;30m\]]\[\033[0m\] "

Code:

Root user:
PS1="\[\033[1;30m\][\[\033[1;31m\]\w\[\033[1;30m\]]\[\033[0m\] "

Screen shot: http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7968/ps1yh1.png

Just realised this forum has color caps

This is what it looks like:

Code:

[~] echo "This is what it looks like for a normal user!"
This is what it looks like for a normal user!
[~]

Code:

[~] echo "This is what it looks like for root!"
This is what it looks like for root!
[~]

Well.. imagine it on a dark background :-) Or check out the screen shot.

Nylex · 12-25-2006, 04:44 AM

Mine's just quite boring: \u@\h:\w\$

bigrigdriver · 12-25-2006, 07:30 AM

# PS1 for root and user shell prompt
ROOT_UID=0
if [ "$UID" -eq "$ROOT_UID" ]
then
PS1="\[\033[31;1m\]\u \d] \\$\w\n \[\033[0m\]"
else
PS1="\[\033[34;1m\]\u \d] \\$\w\n \[\033[0m\]"
fi

Blinker_Fluid · 12-26-2006, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nylex

Mine's just quite boring: \u@\h:\w\$

almost the same as mine...
PS1="\u@\h \w -->"
I prefer to think of it as efficient.

phil.d.g · 12-26-2006, 11:18 AM

I don't like mine taking up too much space on the line:

Code:

$ echo $PS1
\$

camelrider · 12-26-2006, 11:37 AM

Mine inserts a blank line above the prompt. It just seems to make it easier to spot.

[tom@compac ~]$ echo $PS1
\n[\u@\h \W]\$

Ha1f · 12-26-2006, 05:43 PM

Code:

[17:42:18] ~ : echo $PS1
\[\033[0;34m\][\t] \w : \[\033[0m\]

looks great with my .Xdefaults

anupamsr · 12-26-2006, 06:53 PM

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Sorry couldn't resist. Here is my screenshot
http://img510.imageshack.us/my.php?i...apshot1qi8.png

For the skeptical, zsh is almost exactly like bash, just with a lot more features and functionalities.

frob23 · 12-26-2006, 08:00 PM

I use tcsh on most of my systems for interactive use. So I don't have a PS1.

But my $prompt usually looks like this:

Code:

"%{\033[34m%}[%{\033[39m%}%B%m%b%{\033[34m%}] %B%~%b%#%{\033[0m%} "

Or without color (as it's easier to make sense of what I'm doing without color codes there):

Code:

"[%B%m%b] %B%~%b%# "

In practice it looks like:

Code:

[fnord] /tmp%

This is of the form "[hostname] current_directory{%,#} " and is pretty much the standard for how I like to see things. I need to have hostnames in my prompt because I often have windows to several machines open at the same time and switching to the wrong one is a pain.

Note: My prompt does change at times (although currently only once per day). If I am logged in at 4pm it becomes the following until I either change it or it changes again:

Code:

Have you had tea today? [fnord] /tmp%

I actually try and setup prompt reminders if I know I'm going to be working for a while and might lose track of time. Everything from "STOP WORKING $stdprompt" to more obscene reminders.

anupamsr · 12-27-2006, 11:08 AM

Here is my prompt info:

Code:

export PROMPT=$'%(?..%{\e[41;38m%}%B-%?-%b%{\e[0m%} )%(1j.%{\e[01;33m%}[%j] .)%{\e[01;32m%}%n@%m%{\e[0m%} %{\e[01;36m%}%2~%{\e[0m%} %B%#%b '
export RPROMPT=$'%{\e[01;31m%}[%T]%{\e[0m%}'

It basically looks like:
http://img167.imageshack.us/my.php?i...apshot1oe3.png
(previous screenshot was useless)

The right prompt gives the time you enter any command. It is IMHO the best way to know time

In the left prompt, error values returned by previous commands are in red, and number of commands running in background are in yellow. Only last two directories are shown to save space in terminal.

My bashrc is pretty standard of Gentoo:

Code:

export PS1="\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[01;34m\] \W \$\[\033[00m\] "

druuna · 12-27-2006, 11:32 AM

And mine:

Root: PS1='\[\033[31m\][`uname -n`] root \[\033[0m\]\w $ '
[inferno] root ~ $

User: PS1='\[\033[34m\][`uname -n`] \u \[\033[0m\]\w $ '
[stasis] druuna /tmp $

As is probably true for most of the above, the most important info (for me, ofcourse) is given.

truthfatal · 12-27-2006, 04:47 PM

Mine is pretty simple:

Code:

[truthfatal@neverwinter:~]$ echo $PS1
[\u@\h:\W]\$

After this thread I think I may look at the options for using different colours though

...edit with colour (it was easier than I thought.)

[truthfatal@neverwinter:~]$ echo $PS1
\[\033[34m\][\[\033[0m\]\u@\h:\[\033[31m\]\W\[\033[34m\]]\[\033[0m\]\$