Questions about the BASH shell's PS1 input prompt facility. DO NOT USE this tag for questions about PowerShell scripts, use [powershell] instead.
Questions tagged [ps1]
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(Mac) -bash: __git_ps1: command not found
I'm trying to change my command promt in terminal. I keep getting the error:
-bash: __git_ps1: command not found
I've tried it just by typing it into the terminal as is: __git_ps1. I've also tried it out in the .bash_profile
if [ -f…
Geoff
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Why doesn't my bash prompt update?
I'm new to git and I'm trying to add the current git branch to my already existing prompt, which is defined as follows…
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How can I shortern my command line prompt's current directory?
I am using Ubuntu and I am tired of this long prompts in bash when I am working with some deep directory hierarchy. So, I would like to tweak my PS1 to shorten the working directory part the following way:
Currently I…
pajton
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short date in bash PS1 prompt
You can use \d in the your PS1 confuration to display a long date ie. Tues 18 May, but how can I get it to display it in a format like 18.05.2012 for example?
fergusdawson
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How to expand PS1?
I have a shell script that runs the same command in several directories (fgit). For each directory, I would like it to show the current prompt + the command which will be run there. How do I get the string that corresponds to the decoded…
l0b0
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Detect empty command
Consider this PS1
PS1='\n${_:+$? }$ '
Here is the result of a few commands
$ [ 2 = 2 ]
0 $ [ 2 = 3 ]
1 $
1 $
The first line shows no status as expected, and the next two lines show the
correct exit code. However on line 3 only Enter was…
Steven Penny
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PS1 command substitution fails when containing newlines on msys bash
This command succeeds
$ PS1='$(date +%s) $ '
1391380852 $
However if I add a newline it fails
$ PS1='$(date +%s)\n$ '
bash: command substitution: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
bash: command substitution: line 1: `date +%s)'
If I…
Steven Penny
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Triangular background for bash PS1 prompt
I am trying to get a triangular background for bash PS1 prompt.
I have tried the existing library called powerline but it seems to be heavy for my ageing laptop. I have managed to get the background colour, but have no idea of getting the shape.…
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How to print current bash prompt?
The question is simple. I want to evaluate current value of PS1 in my bash script.
All materials on google point to tutorials on pimping it up, but I want to evaluate to see how would it be rendered by my current terminal, or at least by some…
Piotr Zierhoffer
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How to set a conditional newline in PS1?
I am trying to set PS1 so that it prints out something just right after login, but preceded with a newline later.
Suppose export PS1="\h:\W \u\$ ", so first time (i.e., right after login) you get:
hostname:~ username$
I’ve been trying something…
Ali
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how to modify conda 'source activate' ps1 behavior
my current bash ps1 is as follows:
bldred='\e[1;31m' # Red
bldcyn='\e[1;36m' # Cyan
bldwht='\e[1;37m' # White
txtrst='\e[0m' # Text Reset - Useful for avoiding color bleed
export…
jkarimi
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Break line in terminal PS1 fix
I have this code to color my terminal:
export PS1="\e[1;30m\][\e[\e[1;30m\]\e[1;33m\] \u@\H \[\e[1;32m\]\w\[\e[0m\] \e[1;30m\]]\n[\[ \e[1;31m\]\T\[\e[0m\]\e[1;30m\] ] > \e[37m\]"
But I have one problem, when text should be in the new line it…
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bash __git_ps1 command not found
I am a beginner trying to setup a developer environment on my new Mac following the steps from this link: http://vanderveer.be/setting-up-my-perfect-developer-environment-on-osx-10-8-mountain-lion-10-8-2-final-edition/.
After executing the files…
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Bash prompt line wrapping issue
Newbie question, I recently changed my PS1 into this:
RESET="\[\017\]"
NORMAL="\[\033[0m\]"
YELLOW="\[\033[0;33m\]"
CYAN="\[\033[0;36m\]"
export PS1="\[$RESET\]\u@\h:\[$CYAN\]\w\[$YELLOW\]\$(__git_ps1)\[$NORMAL\] \$ "
But now I get a line wrapping…
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PS1 env variable does not work on mac
I have a script(not written by myself) which shows the git branch/svn branch in my command prompt. Does anyone know why this would not work on mac? It works perfectly in linux.
From https://github.com/xumingming/dotfiles/blob/master/.ps1:
# Display…
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