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When working in console, one can note that it is sometimes not easy to analyze output of different programs. Users can also claim about bad visual delimitation between prompt and text area. To solve this issues, we recommend to use colors to highlight console output.

Remember that in any system we have at least '''two''' users: 1 - the '''root''' one and 2 - '''normal''' user himself. For different users, you should edit different configuration files.

==User console==

In order to get a colored prompt in user's console, go to home folder, open the (hidden) {{File|.bashrc}} file and add the following lines there:
<pre>
#PS1='[\u@\h \W]\$ '
PS1='\[\e[0;32m\]\u\[\e[m\] \[\e[1;34m\]\w\[\e[m\] \[\e[1;32m\]\$\[\e[m\] '
</pre>

Save the file, relaunch console and enjoy the colors:

[[File:Bash-color1.png]]

==Root console==

In order to get a colored prompt in root console, launch console under the root use, open the {{File|/root/.bashrc}} file and add the following lines there:
<pre>
#PS1='[\u@\h \W]\$ '
PS1='\[\e[0;31m\]\u\[\e[m\] \[\e[1;34m\]\w\[\e[m\] \[\e[1;32m\]\$\[\e[m\] '
</pre>

Save the file, relaunch console and enjoy the colors:

[[File:Bash-color2.png]]

==About colors==

Short list of colors used:
<pre>
'\e[0;30m' - Black
'\e[0;31m' - Red
'\e[0;32m' - Green
'\e[0;33m' - Yellow
'\e[0;34m' - Blue
'\e[0;35m' - Purple
'\e[0;36m' - Turquoise
'\e[0;37m' - White
</pre>

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