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On 09/22/2014 02:24 PM, leeoliveshackelford@surewest.net wrote:


>
> I added the export statements on lines 1, 2, and 3. I added the
> semi-colons on line 35, and the export PROMP_COMMAND on line 36. I
> inserted the "else" statement on line 23. None of these modifications
> helped. What is the programmer telling or trying to tell the interpreter
> to do on line 16, "local dir=${PWD/##*/}" ? What is the programmer
> telling, or trying to tell the interpreter to do on line 18,
> "NEW_PWD=${PWD/#$HOME/~}" ? Please, to those coming from the world of c
> programming language, bash syntax seems to be a mystery. Any and all
> suggestions will be appreciated. Newby Lee
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I'm not a .bashrc guru, but here's where I turn:

1. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Color_Bash_Prompt

2. http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Bash

3. For a good short introduction of prompt basics for all shells,
http://www.understudy.net/custom.html

4. The "prompting" section of the bash manpage for an explanation of the 
arcane symbolism of the bash prompt string syntax

As to the line 16 and 18 variables, I don't find them useful unless
you are setting up a lot of different users.  Otherwise, to me,
they just add an unnecessary layer.

Here's mine:

PS1="\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[01;34m\] \w \$\[\033[00m\] "
export PS1

Enjoy!