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Share your Bash prompts! (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking for inspiration for a custom Bash prompt^[1]^. I'd love to see yours! 😊 If possible, include both the prompt's PS1, and a screenshot/example of what it looks like.

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Type: Documentation. Title: "Bash Reference Manual". Publisher: Gnu Project. Edition: 5.2. Published: 2022-09-19. Accessed: 2025-03-21T02:46Z. URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/index.html.
- §6.9 "Controlling the Prompt". URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Controlling-the-Prompt.html.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Is this running in your rc (i.e. every single time you open a terminal)? Even if it's safe, I'd be annoyed by any delay.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, its checking if the file exists first, so it's not doing it all the time.

My worry is more related to repos takeovers or hacks. This is pretty hidden, so it could be easy to even forget it's there, probably not the worst, but still..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It is in my .bashrc, but any delay is not noticeable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ah that's fair, I didn't look closely