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>Chapter 2. Bash and Bash Prompts</TD
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>2.3. Why Bother?</H1
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>Beyond looking cool, it's often useful to keep track of system information.
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One idea that I know appeals to some people is that it makes it possible to
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put prompts on different machines in different colours. If you have
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several Xterms open on several different machines, or if you tend to forget
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what machine you're working on and delete the wrong files (or shut down the
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server instead of the workstation), you'll find this a great way to
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remember what machine you're on. </P
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>For myself, I like the utility of having information about my machine
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and work environment available all the time. And I like the challenge of
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smallest possible space while maintaining readability. </P
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>Perhaps the most practical aspect of colourizing your prompt is the
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ability to quickly spot the prompt when you use scrollback. </P
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