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Customizing Bash Prompt

First we have to open bash profile to locate bash prompt. It is available in user's home ~ directory by the name .bashrc. It is set using $PS1 variable.

In all we have $PS1, $PS2, $PS3 and $PS4 variable for the following purposes.

• PS1 – This is the primary prompt display. This is where you set special characters or important information.
• PS2 – This is the secondary prompt string. This is usually set as a divider between the prompt display and the text entry. It is also used to display when a long command is broken into sections with the \ sign.

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# first install lsd package from github release page => (https://github.com/Peltoche/lsd), then
# add the following line at the end of (~/.zshrc) file to use lsd instead of ls
alias ls=lsd
alias ll='lsd -alF'
alias la='lsd -A'
alias l='lsd -F'
alias cls=clear