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Old 01-09-2008, 12:16 PM   #1
jpanski
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Constantly changing text color on the console


Hey..this is my first post here, and i'm a total linux noob, but I was wondering if there was any way to make the text color in my linux console to constantly change ever time i type a new command.

Basically my main goal is to be able to clearly differentiate output between commands by having each one output in a different (random) color. Thank you in advance!
 
Old 01-09-2008, 01:12 PM   #2
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The bash prompt gets it's display style from the PS1 variable. I set my PS1 variable in my .bashrc file, which is only read upon starting the console session.

I suppose you'd need to create a script that rewrites the PS1 variable with new random color values, then somehow get bash to execute that script after every command you enter.
 
Old 01-09-2008, 02:35 PM   #3
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i'm retarded

Last edited by jpanski; 01-09-2008 at 02:38 PM. Reason: i didn't fully read the man pages: rtfm for me
 
  


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