hi, I want to colorize my bash prompt, and added .bash_profile in my home dir (/root): ----8<-------- ############################################################################# export PS1='\[\033[01;31m\]\u\[\033[01;33m\]@\[\033[01;36m\]\h \[\033[01;33m\]\w \[\033[01;35m\]\$ \[\033[00m\]' umask 022 ############################################################################# eval "`dircolors`" ############################################################################# alias ls='ls $LS_OPTIONS' alias ll='ls $LS_OPTIONS -l' alias l='ls $LS_OPTIONS -lA' alias ..='cd ..' alias ...='cd ../..' alias s='ssh -l root' ############################################################################# export EDITOR="nano" export HISTFILESIZE=99999999 export HISTSIZE=99999999 export HISTCONTROL="ignoreboth" export LS_OPTIONS='--color=auto -h' ############################################################################# #naj: if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then source ~/.bashrc fi ----8<-------- that did not work, and adding above to .bashrc either. How can I get bash colorized?

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p47894

colorize bash prompt?

February 14, 2014 1.3k

hi, I want to colorize my bash prompt, and added .bash_profile in my home dir (/root): ----8

2 Answers

ricardo.parraga February 14, 2014

To try it first without saving type:

export PS1="\e[0;32m[\u@\h \W]\$ \e[m "

If the color is ok then you can save it to your user's .bashrc typing:

export PS1="\e[0;32m[\u@\h \W]\$ \e[m"

p47894 February 14, 2014

thanks ricardo!
it works!!!

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