Beta Branch customise PS1 command prompt for clearer identification of server

customise PS1 command prompt for clearer identification of server

In 123.09beta01+ and higher customise PS1 command prompt to display full hostname instead of short form hostname and display time's hour:min as well for clearer identification of server when working in SSH sessions with multiple servers https://community.centminmod.com/posts/44161/.

For existing Centmin Mod users, only takes affect next time you run centmin.sh and then exit your SSH session. Subsequent SSH sessions have the new custom prompt

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[18:02][root@host1.domain.com /home/nginx]$

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123.09beta01 branch

• Branch: GitHub - centminmod/centminmod at 123.09beta01
• Commit History: Commits · centminmod/centminmod · GitHub

 

full working directory gets displayed too which can be lengthly on deep directories but it gives full display so you know exactly which directory you are working in

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[18:18][root@host1.domain.com /home/nginx/domains/demodomain.com/public/includes/1/2/3]$

 

yeah true i.e. out of band KVM/IPMI consoles have narrow width hmmm

changing it is easy backup and then edit /root/.bashrc and change

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export PS1="[\A][\u@\H \w]\\$ "

to (lower case w to upper case W)

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export PS1="[\A][\u@\H \W]\\$ "

changing PS1 command prompt is easy on the fly too

find out the existing PS1 format via echo the $PS1 variable

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echo $PS1

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echo $PS1
[\A][\u@\H \w]$

take the output and assign it to PS1 and it is only temporarily for that SSH session just changing w to W

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PS1="[\A][\u@\H \W]\\$ "

 

k just updated 123.09beta01 to upper case W for basename of working directory as wrapping to new line could cause problems !

 

in /root/.bashrc set export PS1 line to

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export PS1="[\u@\h \W]\\$ "

logout and back into SSH

but most SSH clients like secureCRT can set wider SSH windows

My secureCRT SSH window length width wise

 

from How to: Change / Setup bash custom prompt (PS1)

so root user with UID = 0 see #, if not root UID != 0 they see $

but doesn't seem to be the case now

Just comment out export line in /root/.bashrc then. Don't delete, as centmin.sh will re-add PS1 if you delete it.

 

ah for # to work for root user need double backslash on \\s

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export PS1="[\u@\h \W]\\$ "

so backup and then edit /root/.bashrc
changing the \$ to \\$

 

only if you add colours right ?

 

Already explained in this post https://community.centminmod.com/posts/44171/ and already changed to not full directory by default https://community.centminmod.com/posts/44173/

 

Yeah not what can do about that.. probably better to not use colours then