Hack 37. Change foreground color of the prompt

by Ramesh

Display prompt in blue color, along with username, host and current directory information

$ export PS1="\e[0;34m\u@\h \w> \e[m "
 
[Note: This is for light blue prompt]
 
$ export PS1="\e[1;34m\u@\h \w> \e[m "
 
[Note: This is for dark blue prompt]

• \e[ – Indicates the beginning of color prompt
• x;ym – Indicates color code. Use the color code values mentioned below.
• \e[m – indicates the end of color prompt

Color Code Table:

• Black 0;30
• Blue 0;34
• Green 0;32
• Cyan 0;36
• Red 0;31
• Purple 0;35
• Brown 0;33

[Note: Replace 0 with 1 for dark color]

Make the color change permanent by adding the following lines your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc

$ vi ~/.bash_profile
 
STARTCOLOR='\e[0;34m';
ENDCOLOR="\e[0m"
export PS1="$STARTCOLOR\u@\h \w> $ENDCOLOR"