Color-coding of Gnome Terminal

[O-pos]

Hello,

I would like to color-code text in Gnome terminal. More specifically, I would like to change the color of text, that I input in terminal in yellow, and do not change the output and leave as it is.

Also, if it's possible I'd like to make color of username "name@laptop $" green, for that I could easily find it.

Is it possible at all?

I saw one picture with settings like this, but it's a terminal in windows and not linux. Here's the picture:

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/images/scree...ndowsXP-01.jpg

[FryerFox]

There is a file called .bashrc in your home direcory that is executed whenever you start a shell. The variable, PS1 contains your prompt. Color codes are escaped, for more detail, look here.

The command to add in ~/.bashrc is:

PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[0;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '

But before you add that, read through the script and you should notice that it's already in there and just needs to be uncommented.

[NeoGreen]

I was looking for something like that too. Thanks for starting the thread O-pos and thanks for the reply Fryer Fox.

[O-pos]

Thanks. with the green prompt it worked super, but when I change the color of the text to yellow, it changes the whole text to yellow. But I want input text yellow, output - standard, white.

??

[Soybean]

If it's possible to do what you want, the answer should be in here: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/

Don't change the colors in the gnome-terminal settings. Well, I mean, change them if you want... but that's not the correct place to change them to get the sort of effect that you want.

Good luck!

[NeoGreen]

Man, that is an awesome link.

[mdalacu]

The quickest way:
Open Gnome Terminal and:
1. gedit .bashrc
2. Search for line containing :"#force_color_prompt=yes" and change it to
"force_color_prompt=yes" (delete hash)
3. save, close gedit, close and reopen terminal !

Simple, no ?