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Subject: Customising prompt
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:24:57 +1000
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From: "Robert Bram" <Robert DOT Bram AT colesmyer DOT com DOT au>
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Hi All!

I want my prompt like this:
bash2.05b User rbram on host cml035835 in dir /cygdrive/c/
Mon Oct 17 12:52:59> 

Here is my attempt so far:
PS1="\n\s\v \[\e[31m\]User \[\e[34m\]\u \[\e[31m\]on host \[\e[34m\]\h\[\e[31m\] in dir \[\e[34m\]\w\n\d \t> \e[30;47m "

The issue is this: the I am getting black text on grey background - why is this? I thought "\e[30;47m " means black text on white background. That is what I understood from this page:
http://www.pantz.org/scripting/shell/colorterm.shtml

Kind regards,

Rob
:)

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Robert Mark Bram
Portal Analyst Programmer
eTechnology, Coles Myer Limited
robert DOT bram AT colesmyer DOT com DOT au
+61 3 9635 1036


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