Webmasters often use SSH to remotely admin web sites and servers, learn how to make your shell colorful and powerful using my sample .bash_profile and you can be up and running in 30 seconds!
ScreenShot using the custom .bash_profile
Create the Custom Environment
All you have to do is create or edit your ~ root file .bash_profile to get the customization you want. The PS1 variable being exported below is the prompt. I included a few alias commands as well, which explains why the outputs from the 2 screen captures above are different for the ls command.
.bash_profile
Simply copy and paste the below or you can download text file: Custom Pretty DreamHost .bash_profile.
# ~/.bash_profile: executed by bash(1) for login shells. umask 002 export PS1="\n\e[1;37m[\e[0;32m\u\e[0;35m@\e[0;32m\h\e[1;37m]\e[1;37m[\e[0;31m\w\e[1;37m]\n$ " export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/dh/java alias dsiz='du -sk * | sort -n --' alias bash='clear;/bin/bash -l' alias ls='ls -lahF --color=auto'
More Reading
- Bash Man Page (html), (txt)
- HackTux Linux Help - Custom Bash Shell Prompts
- tldp.org - Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide - (pdf version)
- tldp.org - Bash Prompt HOWTO
- Life After Coffee - Customize your Bash Prompt
- TuxForums.org - Custom Bash Prompt How-To
- Google search results - “custom bash shell prompt”
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