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		qrohlf on Aug 12, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PS1 generator Very cool! Feature suggestion: It would be great to be able to change the colors of the individual components a la https://github.com/twolfson/sexy-bash-prompt

scott_karana on Aug 12, 2013 | [–]

Seconded. The basic layout of $PS1 is straightforward enough, but it's the ugly colour escapes that always hurt maintainability of mine at least. :)

WizzleKake on Aug 12, 2013 | | [–]

Agree. I colorize the hostname in my prompts so it's easy to tell which system/VM I'm on.

spetsnaz on Aug 13, 2013 | [–]

+1

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