How to Customize the Command Prompt - Tuts+ Code Tutorial
I'm a big fan of the terminal: whether you're leveraging a handful of commands (or more!) to improve your development process, or just using it to quickly move around your drives and open files and folders, the command line is an awesome tool. However, if you use it often, you'll want to customize it to your needs. I'll show you how to do that today! I'm often asked, "How did you get your command prompt to look like that?" Well, in this tutorial, I'll show you exactly how to do it. It's pretty simple, and won't require too much of your time. I should note that what I'm showing you is specifically for the bash shell; this is the default shell on Mac and most Linux systems. If you'd like a bash prompt on Windows, you might want to check out Cygwin . How does it Work? Before we get started, let's talk for a minute about how you customize your bash prompt. It's not quite the same as you're average application: there's no preferences panel. Your customizations are stored in a file.Read full article from How to Customize the Command Prompt - Tuts+ Code Tutorial
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