Command Prompt Color

init_linux · 09-08-2005, 01:44 AM

Hello everybody,

I am using Fedora Core 3 and I want to change the color of my prompt, so that for root, I'll have one color and for non-root users, I can have different color.

Can anyone provide me a way to perform this.

Optimistic · 09-08-2005, 02:03 AM

Yep. Just creat a .bachrc file in root's home directory and your home directory with different prompt instructions.

In my home I have :

Code:

 PS1='[\e[31m\u\e[0m:\w]: '

And root has:

Code:

export PS1='|\e[32m\e[1m\u\e[0m:\w|:'

My user name is red and root's name is green.

Go here for how to set up the PS1:

http://www.pantz.org/scripting/shell/colorterm.shtml

Have fun!

init_linux · 09-08-2005, 02:20 AM

Thank you Optimistic...It worked.