Add color to your bash prompt

Here is how you can add some color in your bash prompt.

Use your text editor of choice to open ~/.bashrc file
Example:

nano ~/.bashrc

Look for the following line and uncomment the line by removing the # symbol.

#force_color_prompt=yes

Like this:

force_color_prompt=yes

Add the following line at the bottom

PS1='\[\033[1;36m\]\u\[\033[1;31m\]@\[\033[1;32m\]\h:\[\033[1;35m\]\w\[\033[1;31m\]\$\[\033[0m\] '

Finally, save and close the file and restart the bash by running this:

source ~/.bashrc

You should now have the same color palette as in my picture above. Here are some helpful links on creating your own color scheme.

EZ Bash PS1 generator

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