Paul Ward wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to have a promt that changes colour depending on the user that
> logs in.
>
> I have added the following to the /etc/skel.bashrc and my other users
> .bashrc files.
>
> if [ "$USER" == "root" ]; then
> PS1="\[\033[0;31m\]\u@\h:\w\\$\[\033[0;37m\] "
> else
> PS1="\[\033[0;32m\]\u@\h:\w\\$\[\033[0;37m\] "
> fi
>
> this works great through putty but when using a gui the font changes
> to grey which is hard to read, this is due to the ansi color 37m, how
> can I add a check to see if I am using a putty terminal session or an
> X terminal session?
>
> Any one got any other great tips for changing the prompt?
>
> Paul
>
You may want to create/edit /etc/sysconfig/bash-prompt-xterm for the
xterm colors, /etc/sysconfig/bash-prompt-screen for the colors used
by screen, and /etc/sysconfig/bash-prompt-default for the default
colors. Take a look at /etc/basrc for how they are used.
I would think something like this would work for bash-prompt-default:
if [ "$USER" == "root" ]; then
echo -e "\[\033[0;31m\]\u@\h:\w\\$\[\033[0;37m\] "
else
echo -e "\[\033[0;32m\]\u@\h:\w\\$\[\033[0;37m\] "
fi
/etc/bashrc also shows you how to test for terminal type...
Mikkel
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