colored shell

spank · 08-30-2003, 09:32 AM

I tried to make my promter colored by adding the next code to the .bashrc file
function myprompt{
local GRAD1=`tty|cut -d/ -f3`
local COLOR1="\[\033[1;34m\]"
local COLOR2="\[\033[0;34m\]"
local COLOR3="\[\033[1;36m\]"
local COLOR4="\[\033[0m\]"
local COLOR5="\[\033[1;32m\]"
local COLOR6="\[\033[0;32m\]"
case $TERM in
*term* | rxvt )
PS1="$COLOR1[$COLOR3\$(date +%I:%M) $COLOR3\u \w$COLOR1]$COLOR3\$$COLOR4 \[\033]0;\u \w\007\]" ;;
*)
PS1="$COLOR1[$COLOR3\$(date +%I:%M) $COLOR3\u \w$COLOR1]$COLOR3\$$COLOR4 "
#PS2="$COLOR2-$COLOR1-$COLOR3-$COLOR4 " ;;
#PS2='[\w]\$ ';;
PS2="[$(date +%I:%M) \u \w]\$ \[\033]0;\u \w\007\]" ;;
esac
}
myprompt
and when I try to open the new shell it gives me the next error:
# bash: /home/spank/.bashrc: line 11: syntax error near unexpected token `local'
# bash: /home/spank/.bashrc: line 11: `local GRAD1=`tty|cut -d/ -f3`'
PS: how can I change the directory ls color.. I have RH9 and the blue color doesn't read very well

fancypiper · 08-30-2003, 09:57 AM

Here is my .bashrc file for a comparison.

Code:

# Duron 950 uilleann .bashrc for user fancy
# User specific aliases and functions

# 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\[\e[31;1m\] # \[\e[0m\]'

# Set paths
alias path='echo -e ${PATH//:/\\n}'

# Allow local users to use my X session
# xhost +local:

# Dialup, start fetchmail daemon and startx
alias x='/sbin/ifup ppp0;fetchmail -d 300;startx'

# Alter the ls command
alias ls='ls -ac'
alias lls='ls -lac'

# Become system administrator
alias god='su -'

# Connect/disconnect the internet by modem
alias dial='/sbin/ifup ppp0'
alias hangup='/sbin/ifdown ppp0'

# Launch links with my linux links page
alias links='links /pub/fancy/bookmarks.html'

# Power down/reboot
alias off='shutdown -h now'
alias boot='shutdown -r now'

# For nano editor because I forget which one I use in which distro
alias pico='nano -w'
alias nano='nano -w'

# Script needs to be on the bottom of the file or RH updates will fsck it up
# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
        . /etc/bashrc
fi

darthtux · 08-30-2003, 06:40 PM

You asked this in another forum. This prompt is one I posted on another thread (and I am currently using in my .bashrc and it works fine) except you added a line which bash is telling you is getting the error.

Delete the line
local GRAD1=`tty|cut -d/ -f3`

and do
source .bashrc

footfrisbee · 08-31-2003, 02:18 AM

You can change the directory color by editing the LS_COLORS environment variable. Just run
$ env
and you'll see it. The directory color is "di".