Bash Prompt Generator

Generate the PS1 variable to customize your bash prompt

Result:

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How To

• Click on an element to the left to add it to your prompt
• Select an added element to change its properties
• Drag the added elements to change the order
• When you're done, copy the line starting with PS1= and run it in a terminal to test it; if you're satisfied with the result append this line to your ~/.bashrc file

Colors

When an color input field gets focused a color picker will appear. Press ESC to close it.

The color picker lets you select a 8/16 color but you can also manually enter a 256 color number. Note that not all terminals support 256 colors.

Function/Command

The Function/Command element lets you call/run a function or a shell command.

Example: print the first private ip address

Function

Define the following function in your ~/.bashrc file

function ip_addr() {
  ip addr | grep 'state UP' -A2 | tail -n1 | awk '{print $2}' | cut -f1  -d'/'
}

Then select a Function/Command element and enter the name of the function followed by parantheses ()

ip_addr()

Command

Select a Function/Command element and enter a command to be executed by the shell

ip addr | grep 'state UP' -A2 | tail -n1 | awk '{print $2}' | cut -f1  -d'/'