Share your Bash prompts! (sh.itjust.works)

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I'm looking for inspiration for a custom Bash prompt^[1]^. I'd love to see yours! 😊 If possible, include both the prompt's PS1, and a screenshot/example of what it looks like.

References

Type: Documentation. Title: "Bash Reference Manual". Publisher: Gnu Project. Edition: 5.2. Published: 2022-09-19. Accessed: 2025-03-21T02:46Z. URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/index.html.
- §6.9 "Controlling the Prompt". URI: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Controlling-the-Prompt.html.

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https://sh.itjust.works/post/34840018

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I prefer fish tbh

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

can you fish in ubuntu

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

U can fish on any Linux distro. Most major distros have binaries but those that don't u can easily build it with cargo.

Tldr yes.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Same, it's just more friendly:)

this post was submitted on 22 Mar 2025

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