Customize Shell Prompt

Table for shell prompt

Sequence	Description	Sequence	Description
\d	The date (+%a\ %b\ %d format) 1)	\v	The version of the shell (short)
\D{format}	The date in the desired format (in strftime format) 2)	\w	The path of the working directory
\t	The time, 24-hour (+%k:%M:%S format) 3)	\W	The name of the working directory
\T	The time, 12-hour (+%l:%M:%S format) 4)	!	The current command number in the history
\@	The time, 12-hour, with AM/PM (+%l:%M\ %p format) 5)	#	The command number (from the start of the shell)
\A	The time, 24-hour (+%k:%M format) 6)	$	If the current user is root, displays a #, else displays a $
\h	The host name	[	Start a sequence of non-printing characters
\H	The full host name (with the domain name)	]	End a sequence of non-printing characters
\j	The number of suspended processes in the current shell (+Z)
\l	The name of the shell’s terminal device	\a ,\007	The bell character
\s	The name of the shell executable	\n	Start a new line
\u	The current user name	\r	Carriage return
\	A single backslash	\e ,\033	The Escape character. Used by some Control Sequences (see bellow)

Prompt Helper


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