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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: colored prompts in BASH
To: Francisco.Reyes@i-2000.com
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 15:18:22 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199605130347.XAA12617@i-2000.com> from "Francisco Reyes" at May 12, 96 11:46:11 pm
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> At work there is one Linux computer and the bash shell there
> has color prompts for different types of files. I have FreeBSD
> at home and I would like to have colored prompts.
> 
> I have searched in the Bash FAQ and did not find anything
> regarding colored prompts. I tried the man pages also.
> 
> Is this a feature available to Linux only?
> --------------
> 
> If this is a Linux feature would it be too difficult to introduce to
> FreeBSD?
> Perhaps it could go into the "low priority" list of things to do.

Install the packages:

1)	color_xterm

2)	color_ls


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.