On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:30:18 +0200, Silvan wrote: > >> Also look into the tput program. You tell it what you want (bold, >> green, etc.) and it outputs appropriate magic for your current >> terminal. > > Sounds interesting, but any syntax examples? I couldn't make heads or > tails of it.
Here's a bash prompt I used for a while. It makes the hostname part bold. # my prompt BOLD=`tput bold` NORM=`tput sgr0` export PS1="\# [EMAIL PROTECTED] \w]\$ " (Yes, srg0 means normal.) I suppose Googling may help. The man page on Debian is not so helpful. HTH Reid -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
