Questions tagged [ps1]
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Colored multiline PS1 losing track of where the beginning of the command is [duplicate]
my .bashrc:
export COLOR_RST=$(tput sgr0)
export COLOR_WHI=$(tput setaf 15)$(tput bold)
export COLOR_gra=$(tput setaf 7)
export COLOR_GRA=$(tput setaf 8)$(tput bold)
export COLOR_BLK=$(tput setaf 16)$(...
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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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How to hide the directory in prompt if directory has no change?
Can the prompt be hidden if the directory has no change after the last command executed? Show only the $, show the path only if the directory was changed in the last command.
My ps1:
precmd () { ...
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Changing bash PS1 colors ruins bash command line [duplicate]
Hi I am using Fedora 37 and came across next problem.
Adding
export PS1="\e[43;39m[\t]\w\r\n[\u@\h]\\$\e[40m \[$(tput sgr0)\]"
to my .bashrc file in /home/username
in my case led up to this ...
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My ps1 line is changed when i logout and re login?
I have this in .bash_profile
if [ -n "$TMUX" ]; then
# called inside tmux session, do tmux things
. ~/.profile
fi
# Trigger ~/.bashrc commands
. ~/.bashrc
# ------------------------...
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Cannot change tab label in MobaXterm
I am using MobaXterm v20.6 and WSL2+Ubuntu 20.04 from Microsoft Store. I am trying to label the tabs defining PS1 like: PS1="\e]0;\u@\h\a\w #" but tabs are still labeled as "1. WSL-...
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Windows file content indexation via script
I just came across via the following command, but it won't enable Windows file content indexation, as you know this feature allows you to use search to look inside files and see the content of it.
So ...
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Bash PS1 dissappears after history browsing [duplicate]
I have been configuring my new fresh Arch installation. I just finished with my PS1 in Bash and realized about an error I do not know how to solve.
This is the code:
PS1='\n\[\e[30;44m \u@\h \]\[\e[34;...
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Why does this New-Item command work within powershell but not within a ps1 script?
Totally stuck here and have no idea what to do: I've got a multiple choice interactive Powershell script I'm putting together for the ops so they shave off a few minutes whenever they want to perform ...
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How to get the length of a prompt?
Is there a way that I can determine the length of a prompt? Is there a way that I can look at the PS1 variable and get the length from it and repeat characters for the same length?
I am trying to ...
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PS1 Customization
Just a quick one.
Trying to modify my PS1 to show just a specific number of chracters.
Currently :
[email protected]@linuxhostname
This is because I have just intergrated some systems in my ...
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PowerShell does not run Script from Batch File
I am working on a batch file that can run a PowerShell script when the batch file is double clicked. I am having difficulty getting the PowerShell script to do anything when activated by the batch ...
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Is there a command to get bash to print a new prompt string and redraw the current line?
Instead of waiting for slow commands to finish, I'd like to run them in the background. However, when they finish running and print to stdout, I get (where █ represents my cursor) this:
$ slowcmd &...
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How to read HDD from an IBM PS/1 model 2133
I have an IDE HDD removed from an IBM PS/1 2133.
So far I've tried plugging into an IDE-USB adapter on Windows and Linux, both show a "no media" error, although a device does show up.
How can I get ...
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Limit git prompt branch name width in oh-my-zsh
I use long descriptive branch names in git, causing the prompt to take up too much space leaving less room for long paths.
I would like to limit the git plugin's branch segment to something like 15 ...
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Powershell Get-ChildItem Include\Exclude - simple script not working properly
Im trying to run the following code as a powershell script,but I cant get it to work. 1st,the following works with one -Include item but I cant seem to get it to work with multiple ones. 2nd, the -...
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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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A task inside my windows task scheduler will cause my server to stop responding
I have the following AppPoolActivation.ps1 file, to call a URL :-
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::ServerCertificateValidationCallback = {$true}
$request = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create("https://...
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Windows task schduler keep showing 0x41301
I have wrote the following .ps1 file:-
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::ServerCertificateValidationCallback = {$true}
$request = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create("https://localhost/")
$response = $...
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NullReferenceException error in powershell
I am a newb in power-shell, i have written an script that stops process according to parameters in commandline. the problem is when i run the script in power shell it works but when i try to run it ...
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Making PS1 prompt refreshable
I want my prompt to be changed based on an output of a certain command. and based on the command result to add a color.
example:
run the command:
cphaprob stat | grep local | awk '{ print $NF }'`
(...
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Using \r in bash PS1
I was getting a little tired of my typeaheads in Bash from messing up the PS1. For instance, I would execute a command, like ls, and while it is running, start typing the next command, like echo, and ...
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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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Bash echo color as function output in PS1
I want my PS1 to display (if i'm in a git folder) the branch, and color the branch with red if working dir is dirty, and blue if it's clean. Here is what i came up to
IBlack='\e[0;90m' # Nero
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bash's command number ( \# ) equivalent in zsh
I'm looking for a character to put in my zsh's $PROMPT that would be equivalent to bash's \# (the command number of this command, according to this site). So far I've found only %h but this is not ...
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How can I style the command being entered in a bash prompt?
While watching this intro video to Brunch, at about t=1:30 the command prompt being used has some very cool styles.
The part I'm interested in is how the presenter managed to colour the text being ...
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executing powershell scripts via command prompt - win7
I'm having trouble running a powershell script automatically. When every I call or Execute the script, I get a security prompt requesting I enter "R" to run. I have already set the execution policy to ...
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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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Colored PS1 string
Clarification: I want __foo to be executed each time the PS1 string is presented in the terminal, not when the PS1 string is constructed (hence its being in quotes). __foo contains logic that examines ...
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