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According to this StackOverflow postthis StackOverflow post, it is possible have a colored prompt in KornShell. I have not been able to figure out how to do this. I am able to use color:

echo -e "\033[34mLinux\033[00m"

gives a blue "Linux" output, as does:

printf "\033[34mLinux\033[00m"

However, when I incorporate the escape codes into my PS1 prompt variable, they are not being escaped. What do I need to do to get a colored prompt? Besides being something of a sucker for eyecandy, I find that a colored prompt is useful when visually parsing output.

According to this StackOverflow post, it is possible have a colored prompt in KornShell. I have not been able to figure out how to do this. I am able to use color:

echo -e "\033[34mLinux\033[00m"

gives a blue "Linux" output, as does:

printf "\033[34mLinux\033[00m"

However, when I incorporate the escape codes into my PS1 prompt variable, they are not being escaped. What do I need to do to get a colored prompt? Besides being something of a sucker for eyecandy, I find that a colored prompt is useful when visually parsing output.

According to this StackOverflow post, it is possible have a colored prompt in KornShell. I have not been able to figure out how to do this. I am able to use color:

echo -e "\033[34mLinux\033[00m"

gives a blue "Linux" output, as does:

printf "\033[34mLinux\033[00m"

However, when I incorporate the escape codes into my PS1 prompt variable, they are not being escaped. What do I need to do to get a colored prompt? Besides being something of a sucker for eyecandy, I find that a colored prompt is useful when visually parsing output.

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Colored Prompt in KornShell

According to this StackOverflow post, it is possible have a colored prompt in KornShell. I have not been able to figure out how to do this. I am able to use color:

echo -e "\033[34mLinux\033[00m"

gives a blue "Linux" output, as does:

printf "\033[34mLinux\033[00m"

However, when I incorporate the escape codes into my PS1 prompt variable, they are not being escaped. What do I need to do to get a colored prompt? Besides being something of a sucker for eyecandy, I find that a colored prompt is useful when visually parsing output.