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  • kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksK [email protected]

    I'm looking for inspiration for a custom Bash prompt^[1]^. I'd love to see yours! 😊

    ::: spoiler References

    1. Type: Documentation. Title: "Bash Reference Manual". Publisher: Gnu Project. Edition: 5.2. Published: 2022-09-19. Accessed: 2025-03-21T02:46Z. URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/index.html.
      • §6.9 "Controlling the Prompt". URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Controlling-the-Prompt.html.
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    Prompt is pretty simple, mainly just adjusted coloring and added a timestamp.

    PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;36;01m\]\t \[\033[01;32m\]\u@\[\033[01;37;01m\]\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;36m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '

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    • kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksK [email protected]

      I'm looking for inspiration for a custom Bash prompt^[1]^. I'd love to see yours! 😊

      ::: spoiler References

      1. Type: Documentation. Title: "Bash Reference Manual". Publisher: Gnu Project. Edition: 5.2. Published: 2022-09-19. Accessed: 2025-03-21T02:46Z. URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/index.html.
        • §6.9 "Controlling the Prompt". URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Controlling-the-Prompt.html.
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      deuxchevaux@lemmy.worldD This user is from outside of this forum
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      #12

      Mine is simple (inspired by Kali Linux, if that's even correct)
      PS1='\[\033[0;32m\]┌──[\t] (\u@\h)-[\w]\n└─$ \[\033[0m\]'

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      • hallettj@leminal.spaceH [email protected]

        I use Starship

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        #13

        Same. I guess, this is the Starship thread now. My config:

        I adapted it from the Gruvbox Rainbow theme.
        I can post my config, if anyone wants specifically that. (It does kind of assume a light background, though.)

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        • kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksK [email protected]

          I'm looking for inspiration for a custom Bash prompt^[1]^. I'd love to see yours! 😊

          ::: spoiler References

          1. Type: Documentation. Title: "Bash Reference Manual". Publisher: Gnu Project. Edition: 5.2. Published: 2022-09-19. Accessed: 2025-03-21T02:46Z. URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/index.html.
            • §6.9 "Controlling the Prompt". URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Controlling-the-Prompt.html.
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          #14

          I didn't even know I needed to edit my prompt, but now I don't know how I have lived with it for so long.

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          • mike_wooskey@lemmy.thewooskeys.comM [email protected]

            Mine shows the user and host, git commit and branch, docker context and directory, color coded based on status of git:

            [root@server001|G:19e526e@(master)|D:myContext|currentDir] $

            ## PS1 adapted from https://gist.github.com/xenji/2292341
            ps1_generator() {
                # docker context inspect --format '{{ .Name }}'
                Time12h="\T"; Time12a="\@"; ShortHost="\h"; Username="\u";
                PathShort="\W"; PathFull="\w"; NewLine="\n"; Jobs="\j";
                test -f ~/.config/git-prompt.sh || \
                    curl -L https://raw.github.com/git/git/master/contrib/compl
            etion/git-prompt.sh \
                         > ~/.config/git-prompt.sh
                source ~/.config/git-prompt.sh
                Color_Off="\[\033[0m\]"; IBlack="\[\033[0;90m\]"; BWhite="\[\03
            3[1;37m\]"; BGreen="\[\033[1;32m\]";
                BIRed="\[\033[1;91m\]"; BIWhite="\[\033[1;97m\]"; BIPurple="\[\
            033[1;95m\]"; BIBlue="\[\033[1;94m\]";
                GIT_PS1='$(git branch &>/dev/null;\
            if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then \
              echo "$(echo `git status` | \grep "nothing to commit" > /dev/null
             2>&1; \
              DIRTY="$?"; \
              HEADREV=`git log --pretty=%h -n 1`; \
              echo -n "|G:'${BWhite}'$HEADREV"; \
              if [ "$DIRTY" -eq "0" ]; then \
                # @4 - Clean repository - nothing to commit
                echo "@'${BGreen}'"$(__git_ps1 "(%s)"); \
              else \
                # @5 - Changes to working tree
                echo "'${BIBlue}'@'${BIRed}'"$(__git_ps1 "{%s}"); \
              fi)'${Color_Off}'"; \
            else \
              # @2 - Prompt when not in GIT repo
              echo ""; \
            fi)'
                if docker context inspect >/dev/null 2>&1; then
                    DOCKER_PS1='|D:'${BIBlue}'$(docker context inspect --format
             "{{ .Name }}")'${Color_Off}
                fi
                USER_PS1=${BIPurple}${Username}'@'${ShortHost}${Color_Off}
                PATH_PS1='|'${BWhite}${PathShort}${Color_Off}
                export PS1='['${USER_PS1}${GIT_PS1}${DOCKER_PS1}${PATH_PS1}'] $
             '
            }
            ps1_generator && unset -f ps1_generator
            
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            #15

            Are you dowloading and sourcing a file from the internet on your prompt? That sounds a bit scary!

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            • kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksK [email protected]

              I'm looking for inspiration for a custom Bash prompt^[1]^. I'd love to see yours! 😊

              ::: spoiler References

              1. Type: Documentation. Title: "Bash Reference Manual". Publisher: Gnu Project. Edition: 5.2. Published: 2022-09-19. Accessed: 2025-03-21T02:46Z. URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/index.html.
                • §6.9 "Controlling the Prompt". URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Controlling-the-Prompt.html.
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              #16

              I use zsh, but my old Bash prompt looks almost the same ash my Zsh prompt. Sorry, no screenshot, but here's the code:

              export PS1='\[\033[01;34m\][\[\033[01;37m\] \W\[\033[01;34m\]]\$\033[01;34m\] $(git branch 2>/dev/null | grep '^*' | colrm 1 2)\n\033[01;34m└─>\033[37m '
              
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              • kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksK [email protected]

                I'm looking for inspiration for a custom Bash prompt^[1]^. I'd love to see yours! 😊

                ::: spoiler References

                1. Type: Documentation. Title: "Bash Reference Manual". Publisher: Gnu Project. Edition: 5.2. Published: 2022-09-19. Accessed: 2025-03-21T02:46Z. URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/index.html.
                  • §6.9 "Controlling the Prompt". URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Controlling-the-Prompt.html.
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                #17

                Mine's pretty simple:

                ## .bashrc
                export BLA=$(tput setaf 0) # Black
                export RED=$(tput setaf 1) # Red
                export GRE=$(tput setaf 2) # Green
                export YEL=$(tput setaf 3) # Yellow
                export BLU=$(tput setaf 4) # Blue
                export MAG=$(tput setaf 5) # Magenta
                export CYA=$(tput setaf 6) # Cyan
                export WHI=$(tput setaf 7) # White
                
                export BOL=$(tput bold)    # Bold
                export ITA=$(tput sitm)    # Italic
                export UL=$(tput smul)     # Underline
                export NC=$(tput sgr0)     # No color & format
                
                _branch() {
                    local branch=$(__git_ps1 "%s")
                    if [[ -z $branch ]]; then
                        printf "${BLA}null${NC}"
                    else 
                        printf "${CYA}$branch"
                    fi
                }
                
                PS1='.\[$(_pwd)\] \[$BLA\]〜 \[$MAG\]git\[$BLA\]:\[$(_branch)\] \n \[$NC$CYA\]\! \[$MAG\]\$ \[$NC\]'
                
                ## .inputrc
                
                set vi-ins-mode-string \1\e[34m\2.INS
                set vi-cmd-mode-string \1\e[33m\2.CMD
                
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                • kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksK [email protected]

                  I'm looking for inspiration for a custom Bash prompt^[1]^. I'd love to see yours! 😊

                  ::: spoiler References

                  1. Type: Documentation. Title: "Bash Reference Manual". Publisher: Gnu Project. Edition: 5.2. Published: 2022-09-19. Accessed: 2025-03-21T02:46Z. URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/index.html.
                    • §6.9 "Controlling the Prompt". URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Controlling-the-Prompt.html.
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                  #18

                  I’m using fish and the default is enough for anybody. 😁

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                  • E [email protected]

                    Same. I guess, this is the Starship thread now. My config:

                    I adapted it from the Gruvbox Rainbow theme.
                    I can post my config, if anyone wants specifically that. (It does kind of assume a light background, though.)

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                    #19

                    I like the timer and the error icon on a fail.
                    I can't recall how often I think: damn this is taking too long. I should've timed the command

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                    • kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksK [email protected]

                      I'm looking for inspiration for a custom Bash prompt^[1]^. I'd love to see yours! 😊

                      ::: spoiler References

                      1. Type: Documentation. Title: "Bash Reference Manual". Publisher: Gnu Project. Edition: 5.2. Published: 2022-09-19. Accessed: 2025-03-21T02:46Z. URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/index.html.
                        • §6.9 "Controlling the Prompt". URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Controlling-the-Prompt.html.
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                      winety@lemmy.zipW This user is from outside of this forum
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                      #20

                      Mine's really simple; I just make the path bold and yellow:

                      My Bash prompt

                      What I like to do is change the colour depending on the machine I ssh into, e.g. make the path red on my Raspberry Pi.

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                      • M [email protected]

                        I’m using fish and the default is enough for anybody. 😁

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                        #21

                        Fish is a really great shell for daily use. There's so much built in, its scripting language is better (not portable though if someone else does not have fish).

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                        • azzk1kr@feddit.nlA [email protected]

                          Fish is a really great shell for daily use. There's so much built in, its scripting language is better (not portable though if someone else does not have fish).

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                          By now, enough people have fish that you can basically assume those scripts being “portable”. Far better than nushell or xonsh - which are both pretty advanced shells but other tools lack support for them, e.g. Midnight Commander.

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                          • G [email protected]

                            Are you dowloading and sourcing a file from the internet on your prompt? That sounds a bit scary!

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                            #23

                            Well, yeah, but it's git:
                            https://raw.github.com/git/git/master/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh

                            My thinking is that I trust git on my computer, so I trust downloading from their repo.

                            But you're right. I should revisit this and see if it's even necessary.

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                            • hallettj@leminal.spaceH [email protected]

                              I use Starship

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                              #24

                              Starships looks very interesting! I'm going to check it out. Thanks!

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                              • M [email protected]

                                I’m using fish and the default is enough for anybody. 😁

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                                I love it! You get git and virtual env integration for free 🙂

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                                • kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksK [email protected]

                                  I'm looking for inspiration for a custom Bash prompt^[1]^. I'd love to see yours! 😊

                                  ::: spoiler References

                                  1. Type: Documentation. Title: "Bash Reference Manual". Publisher: Gnu Project. Edition: 5.2. Published: 2022-09-19. Accessed: 2025-03-21T02:46Z. URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/index.html.
                                    • §6.9 "Controlling the Prompt". URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Controlling-the-Prompt.html.
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                                  $ or # , depending on whether I'm root.

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                                  • kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksK [email protected]

                                    I'm looking for inspiration for a custom Bash prompt^[1]^. I'd love to see yours! 😊

                                    ::: spoiler References

                                    1. Type: Documentation. Title: "Bash Reference Manual". Publisher: Gnu Project. Edition: 5.2. Published: 2022-09-19. Accessed: 2025-03-21T02:46Z. URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/index.html.
                                      • §6.9 "Controlling the Prompt". URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Controlling-the-Prompt.html.
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                                    #27

                                    I like Liquid Prompt[1] (A useful adaptive prompt for Bash & Zsh) Examples:

                                    θ70° 2z termight@zone51:~ $ vi .bashrc

                                    θ71° 2z termight@zone51:~/docker/invidious master(+34/-17)* ±

                                    [1] https://github.com/liquidprompt/liquidprompt

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                                    • M [email protected]

                                      I’m using fish and the default is enough for anybody. 😁

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                                      #28

                                      I recently started with fish and dislike that I can't drop bash commands into it because it parses differently. That is enough to annoy me to uninstall.

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                                      • ikidd@lemmy.worldI [email protected]

                                        That's a warcrime.

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                                        #29

                                        How so? What does this do?

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                                        • hallettj@leminal.spaceH [email protected]

                                          I use Starship

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                                          Yeah I’m gonna check this out at work next week for sure.

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