# To try it out, simply copy the 'export' line into any bash terminal and press enter
# If you would like to keep it, create/edit a/the .bash_profile file in your home
# directory and paste the lines in there and save. The changes should now be permanent
# unless you remove the lines from the .bash_profile

# Default is: \h:\W \u\$
# The format without the color codes: \u@\h:\w $
export PS1="\u\[$(tput setaf 2)\]@\[$(tput sgr0)\]\h\[$(tput setaf 2)\]:\[$(tput sgr0)\]\w \[$(tput setaf 2)\]$\[$(tput sgr0)\] "

# this is like the default set of color codes for ls -G except that directories are cyan
export LSCOLORS="gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad"