changing command prompt...?

[kcode]

How can i change command prompt? I know it can be done by tweaking .bashrc
(im using bash shell), specifically by changing PS1.But im unable to decode the code.

thanks

[malspa]

I don't know how others have done it. In Hardy the bashrc stuff looks more complicated than in some other distros.



In Hardy, I changed the user prompt to green by editing the 2nd PS1 line in this section of ~/.bashrc:

if [ "$color_prompt" = yes ]; then
PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\e[1;31m\u[\w]\\$ \e[m "
else
#changed the PS1 below on 6/14/08 for a color prompt
PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[1;32m\]\u[\w]\\$ \[\e[m\] '
fi



Also in Hardy, I changed changed the root prompt to red by editing the 2nd PS1 line in this section of /root/.bashrc:

# set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
case "$TERM" in
xterm-color)
PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '
;;
*)
# changed 6/14/08 for a red root prompt
PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\e[1;31m\u[\w]\\$ \e[m '
;;
esac


Good luck. Here's the Bash Prompt HOWTO, if that helps: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/index.html