Bash prompt generator with colors

user@hostname ~/path/to/directory $

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export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 226)\]\u\[$(tput setaf 220)\]@\[$(tput setaf 214)\]\h \[$(tput setaf 33)\]\w \[$(tput sgr0)\]$ "

Bash prompt PS1

To use the colors you chose, set the PS1 environment variable in your shell:

export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 226)\]\u\[$(tput setaf 220)\]@\[$(tput setaf 214)\]\h \[$(tput setaf 33)\]\w \[$(tput sgr0)\]$ "

export PS1="\[\e[38;5;226m\]\u\[\e[38;5;220m\]@\[\e[38;5;214m\]\h \[\e[38;5;33m\]\w \[\033[0m\]$ "

It's up to you to decide between tput and ANSI escape sequences. To persist your customized prompt, export PS1 in ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile

These are some example color schemes from choosing 4 colors above. Click on the bash prompt previews to view their tput and ANSI PS1 exports.

user@hostname ~/path/to/directory $

Emerald green

export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 34)\]\u\[$(tput setaf 40)\]@\[$(tput setaf 46)\]\h \[$(tput setaf 154)\]\w \[$(tput sgr0)\]$ "

export PS1="\[\e[38;5;34m\]\u\[\e[38;5;40m\]@\[\e[38;5;46m\]\h \[\e[38;5;154m\]\w \[\033[0m\]$ "

user@hostname ~/path/to/directory $

Lemon line

export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 47)\]\u\[$(tput setaf 156)\]@\[$(tput setaf 227)\]\h \[$(tput setaf 231)\]\w \[$(tput sgr0)\]$ "

export PS1="\[\e[38;5;47m\]\u\[\e[38;5;156m\]@\[\e[38;5;227m\]\h \[\e[38;5;231m\]\w \[\033[0m\]$ "

user@hostname ~/path/to/directory $

Fiery orange

export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 196)\]\u\[$(tput setaf 202)\]@\[$(tput setaf 208)\]\h \[$(tput setaf 220)\]\w \[$(tput sgr0)\]$ "

export PS1="\[\e[38;5;196m\]\u\[\e[38;5;202m\]@\[\e[38;5;208m\]\h \[\e[38;5;220m\]\w \[\033[0m\]$ "

user@hostname ~/path/to/directory $

Autumn leaves

export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 216)\]\u\[$(tput setaf 160)\]@\[$(tput setaf 202)\]\h \[$(tput setaf 131)\]\w \[$(tput sgr0)\]$ "

export PS1="\[\e[38;5;216m\]\u\[\e[38;5;160m\]@\[\e[38;5;202m\]\h \[\e[38;5;131m\]\w \[\033[0m\]$ "

user@hostname ~/path/to/directory $

Desert sand

export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 216)\]\u\[$(tput setaf 220)\]@\[$(tput setaf 222)\]\h \[$(tput setaf 229)\]\w \[$(tput sgr0)\]$ "

export PS1="\[\e[38;5;216m\]\u\[\e[38;5;220m\]@\[\e[38;5;222m\]\h \[\e[38;5;229m\]\w \[\033[0m\]$ "

user@hostname ~/path/to/directory $

Ocean blue

export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 39)\]\u\[$(tput setaf 45)\]@\[$(tput setaf 51)\]\h \[$(tput setaf 195)\]\w \[$(tput sgr0)\]$ "

export PS1="\[\e[38;5;39m\]\u\[\e[38;5;45m\]@\[\e[38;5;51m\]\h \[\e[38;5;195m\]\w \[\033[0m\]$ "

user@hostname ~/path/to/directory $

Blue green yellow

export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 39)\]\u\[$(tput setaf 81)\]@\[$(tput setaf 77)\]\h \[$(tput setaf 226)\]\w \[$(tput sgr0)\]$ "

export PS1="\[\e[38;5;39m\]\u\[\e[38;5;81m\]@\[\e[38;5;77m\]\h \[\e[38;5;226m\]\w \[\033[0m\]$ "

user@hostname ~/path/to/directory $

Twilight

export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 33)\]\u\[$(tput setaf 69)\]@\[$(tput setaf 105)\]\h \[$(tput setaf 141)\]\w \[$(tput sgr0)\]$ "

export PS1="\[\e[38;5;33m\]\u\[\e[38;5;69m\]@\[\e[38;5;105m\]\h \[\e[38;5;141m\]\w \[\033[0m\]$ "

user@hostname ~/path/to/directory $

Violet pink

export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 165)\]\u\[$(tput setaf 171)\]@\[$(tput setaf 213)\]\h \[$(tput setaf 219)\]\w \[$(tput sgr0)\]$ "

export PS1="\[\e[38;5;165m\]\u\[\e[38;5;171m\]@\[\e[38;5;213m\]\h \[\e[38;5;219m\]\w \[\033[0m\]$ "

user@hostname ~/path/to/directory $

Monochromatic

export PS1="\[$(tput setaf 243)\]\u\[$(tput setaf 245)\]@\[$(tput setaf 249)\]\h \[$(tput setaf 254)\]\w \[$(tput sgr0)\]$ "

export PS1="\[\e[38;5;243m\]\u\[\e[38;5;245m\]@\[\e[38;5;249m\]\h \[\e[38;5;254m\]\w \[\033[0m\]$ "