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how can i change default colors of shell i mean i want that [root@wiz ~]# to apper with other colors (yellow or red)

that particular bit of your shell is the PS1 enviromental variable... you can set it like this:

 







 

Thats yellow with blue :)

 

If you like it then add the entry to the bottom of your "~/.bashrc" file..

 

Also I have a short howto hidden here ;)

[/url][url=http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~fac075/?howto]http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~fac075/?howto

 

Note that

\033 == ^[ .. i'll need to add that to my howto...

Quote:that particular bit of your shell is the PS1 enviromental variable... you can set it like this: 

Code:

export PS1="\[\033[01;33m\]\u@\h\[\033[01;34m\] \w $\[\033[00m\] "

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Thats yellow with blue :)

 

If you like it then add the entry to the bottom of your "~/.bashrc" file..

 

Also I have a short howto hidden here ;)

[/url][url=http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~fac075/?howto]http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~fac075/?howto

 

Note that

\033 == ^[ .. i'll need to add that to my howto...

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So how do I make my text GREEN :)!!

Quote:So how do I make my text GREEN :)!!

 

32m = green .. so

 







 

thats green and blue