# set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color) #case "$TERM" in #xterm-color) # PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ ' # ;; #*) # PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ ' # ;; #esac function setprompt { export black="\[\033[30m\]" export grey="\[\033[1;30m\]" export red="\[\033[1;31m\]" export green="\[\033[1;32m\]" export yellow="\[\033[1;33m\]" export blue="\[\033[1;34m\]" export magenta="\[\033[1;35m\]" export cyan="\[\033[1;36m\]" export white="\[\033[1;37m\]" DATE=$(date +'%H:%M') if [ `id -u` = 0 ] # check if user is root then export PS1="$yellow\${DATE}:$white[$yellow\u$white \w]$yellow =>$white " else export PS1="$cyan\${DATE}:$white[$cyan\u$white \w]$cyan =>$white " fi } setprompt