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Unable to customize command prompt after installing oh-my-posh Theme on Linux CentOS
I'm using oh-my-posh theme to customize my terminal. I want to configure my command prompt adding more details but it doesn't work after installing the theme. Screenshot:
Changing the command prompt ...
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Bash PS1 and single vs. double quotes
I'm a linux and Bash newbie and would like to ask help understanding the role of single and double quotes when assigning the PS1 env var.
I wanted to set the terminal to always show the current ...
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How to insert bash scripts inside the PS1 variable
I made a custom PS1 variable, which is a tremendously confusing. Here is the one that is closest to being fully working:
PS1="\n[\e[1;31m]\u@\H[\e[35m] \@ [\e[32m] PWD: \w [\e[1;34m]This folder has ...
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Sending special bash characters to a custom function
I read this great article on customizing the bash prompt:
http://blog.superuser.com/2011/09/21/customizing-your-bash-command-prompt/
I also read about using 256 colors in bash:
http://www.logilab....
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Is it possible to have environment variables in the path of the working directory : PS1?
I am on Lubuntu and I am using bash. My PS1 (in .bashrc) is :
PS1="\w> "
I like it because I need to paste the working directory all the time.
The problem is that the path is always very long and ...
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How can I set `less` or `more` max lines (scrollable height) limit/boundary in linux?
(Sorry for the title. Any suggestions?)
I've set my commandline PS1 to cover 3 lines:
white space
user, server and pwd
$ or # to input
I think less (or more?) is configured to break after window's ...
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Formatting my $PS1 to x amount of character
I'm looking for a way to force my PS1 variable to a certain number of chars.
It currently looks like:
$PS1="\W $"
and I'm trying to keep the same number of characters regardless of the length of ...
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