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OS X Terminal (coloring) improvements
# add these to ~/.bash_profile or another profile which is loaded
# from ~/.bash_profile (on OS X)
# source: http://osxdaily.com/2013/02/05/improve-terminal-appearance-mac-os-x/
export PS1="\[\033[36m\]\u\[\033[m\]@\[\033[32m\]\h:\[\033[33;1m\]\w\[\033[m\]\$ "
export CLICOLOR=1
export LSCOLORS=ExFxBxDxCxegedabagacad
# better default 'ls'
alias ls='ls -GFh'
# 'ls' man Note:
# -G: Enable colorized output. This option is equivalent to defining CLICOLOR in the environment. (See below.)
# -F: Display a slash (`/') immediately after each pathname that is a directory, an asterisk (`*') after each that
# is executable, an at sign (`@') after each symbolic link, an equals sign (`=') after each socket, a percent
# sign (`%') after each whiteout, and a vertical bar (`|') after each that is a FIFO.
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