Bash Script

Tag: prompt

  • One World Host: .bash_profile

    # path for mysql
    PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/mysql-4.0.26/bin

    # the path for subversion
    PATH=$PATH:~/subversion/bin

    # prompt
    export PS1="\n\h:\w \u\$ "
    export PS2="\n>"

    # environment variables
    export CLICOLOR=1
    export EDITOR=`which pico`

    # repository variables
    export CVSEDITOR=$EDITOR
    export CVS_RSH=`which ssh`
    export SVN_EDITOR=$EDITOR

    # aliases
    alias l="ls -l"
    alias ll="ls -al"
    alias lf="ls -F"
    alias ~="cd ~"
    alias ..="cd .."
    alias reload="source ~/.bash_profile"

  • Customize your promt and make it dynamical

    This lines of code show be in your .bash_profile. You can change the color or/and the info that appears in your prompt.

    export MAX_PATH_LENGTH=25
    export PROMPT_COMMAND='PS1="\[\033[0;33m\][\!]\`if [[ \$? = "0" ]]; then echo "\\[\\033[32m\\]"; else echo "\\[\\033[31m\\]"; fi\`[\u.\h: \`if [[ `pwd|wc -c|tr -d " "` > $MAX_PATH_LENGTH ]]; then echo "\\W"; else echo "\\w"; fi\`]\$\[\033[0m\] "; echo -ne "\033]0;`hostname -s`:`pwd`\007"'