Change the color of your Linux prompt
You can change the color of your BASH prompt to red with this command:
export PS1=”\e[0;31m[\u@\h \W]\$ \e[m”
To make the change permanent, create a .bash_profile in your home directory (if one isn’t already present):
touch ~/.bash_profile
and paste the line directly into the file. Save and close.
For other colors please see the attached list:
| Color | Code |
| Black | 0;30 |
| Blue | 0;34 |
| Green | 0;32 |
| Cyan | 0;36 |
| Red | 0;31 |
| Purple | 0;35 |
| Brown | 0;33 |
| Blue | 0;34 |
| Green | 0;32 |
| Cyan | 0;36 |
| Red | 0;31 |
| Purple | 0;35 |
| Brown | 0;33 |
| Light Color | Code |
| Light Black | 1;30 |
| Light Blue | 1;34 |
| Light Green | 1;32 |
| Light Cyan | 1;36 |
| Light Red | 1;31 |
| Light Purple | 1;35 |
| Light Brown | 1;33 |
| Light Blue | 1;34 |
| Light Green | 1;32 |
| Light Cyan | 1;36 |
| Light Red | 1;31 |
| Light Purple | 1;35 |
| Light Brown | 1;33 |
Here is my prompt settings…
Why go through all that when you can just click on “Edit” and then “Current Profile” and then “colors”?
@Jeff C.: not everyone has the possibility to use an X server. Or wants to.
Ahhhh….and the light shines thru. lol. I didn’t know that that was why that was there. Learned some thing new today.