--(0)> cat .bashrc #!/bin/bash #this should go in your ~/.bashrc file # Define ANSI color sequences NORMAL="/[/033[0m/]" WHITE="/[/033[0;37;40m/]" MAGENTA="/[/033[0;35;40m/]" BRIGHTBLUE="/[/033[1;34;40m/]" BRIGHTWHITE="/[/033[1;37;40m/]" BRIGHTMAGENTA="/[/033[1;35;40m/]" # Find out if we are root if [ $UID -eq 0 ] ; then # The # character serves as an extra reminder that I am root SYM='#' else SYM='-' fi # Define the actual prompt # This is split up for easier reading within this book P1="$MAGENTA$SYM$BRIGHTMAGENTA-$BRIGHTBLUE($WHITE/u$MAGENTA@$WHITE" P2="/h$BRIGHTBLUE)$BRIGHTMAGENTA-$BRIGHTBLUE($BRIGHTWHITE/w$BRIGHTBLUE" P3=")$BRIGHTMAGENTA-$MAGENTA$SYM$NORMAL/n$MAGENTA$SYM$BRIGHTMAGENTA-" P4="$BRIGHTBLUE($BRIGHTWHITE/$?$BRIGHTBLUE)$MAGENTA>$NORMAL " PS1="$P1$P2$P3$P4"