Date: 14 Jul 2003 22:59:35 -0700 From: LLeweLLyn Reese <llewelly@lifesupport.shutdown.com> To: Joshua Oremzn <oremanj@www.get-linux.org> Cc: Kevin Berrien <kblists@comcast.net> Subject: Re: Color shell prompts (was Re: FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE mutt & color (color)) Message-ID: <x3adbgz5x4.fsf@lifesupport.shutdown.com> In-Reply-To: <20030714172421.GC11619@webserver.get-linux.org> References: <20030714013931.7485.qmail@web41107.mail.yahoo.com> <3F12DF9F.2060304@comcast.net> <20030714172421.GC11619@webserver.get-linux.org>
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Joshua Oremzn <oremanj@www.get-linux.org> writes:
[snip]
> It makes a prompt like this, but in color:
> --[ /, 33 files / 10M ]-- --[ 10:23 AM ]-- --[ oremanj @ webserver.get-linux.org[0] / ttyv1 ]--
> --[ 136 processes ]-- --[ 4 users ]--
> --[ % ]-- <command-goes-here>
>
> -- Josh
>
> P.S. Of course I don't use that prompt!
And why not? It is a very helpful and informative prompt. And please
don't complain that it is too long; surely everyone now runs xterm
fullscreen on 1600x1200 with a 5x7 font!
;-)
(ok, so the laptop which is my primary computer doesn't do 1600x1200,
and I don't run xterm full screen :-)
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