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List:       bash-bug
Subject:    Re: colored bash prompts seem to confuse readline
From:       Chet Ramey <chet.ramey () case ! edu>
Date:       2010-02-09 19:27:34
Message-ID: 100209192734.AA97306.SM () caleb ! INS ! CWRU ! Edu
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> Well ok its not just a plain colored prompt, what I would like to use is
> this:
> 
>     txtred='\e[0;31m' # Red
>     bldgrn='\e[1;32m' # Green
>     txtrst='\e[0m'    # Text Reset
>     PROMPT_COMMAND=' \
>         if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then \
>             PROMPT_PREFIX="$txtred"; \
>         else \
>             PROMPT_PREFIX="$bldgrn$? "; \
>         fi '
> 
>     PS1='$(echo -ne "$PROMPT_PREFIX")'"\$\[$txtrst\] "

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