Le mar. 28 mars 2023 à 16:34, lacsaP Patatetom <patatetom@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > > hi, > > when you add the `break` parameter to the list of parameters passed > when the system boots, you find yourself in an interactive shell that > allows you to issue commands, perform tests, and so on... > > the shell is apparently provided by `ash`. > > how to have a colored prompt (which visually helps to detach the > prompt from the rest) ? > > the `~/.profile` file mentioned here and there does not seem to be read/used. > `/.profile` and `/etc/profile` don't do much better. > `ashrc` also tested without success. > > if the prompt offered at this level can be colored, I think it would > not be a luxury to implement it directly in mkinitcpio ;-) > > regards, lacsaP. I finally modified the `launch_interactive_shell` function present in the `/usr/lib/initcpio/init_functions` file which exports the definition of the prompt : ` export PS1='\n\e[33m(rootfs) \W \$ \e[m' ` not sure if this is the cleanest way to precede... regards, lacsaP.
