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Be sure to add your code to PROMPT_COMMAND rather than replacing it, e.g., PROMPT_COMMAND="<your code>; $PROMPT_COMMAND"; otherwise, you’ll disable other functionality that uses this variable. For example, /etc/bashrc uses it to set the terminal’s current working directory so Terminal can display it and use it for various operations.

Chris Page
– Chris Page

2014-10-25 00:06:38 +00:00
Commented Oct 25, 2014 at 0:06
@ChrisPage Does the new code need to come before $PROMPT_COMMAND for the other functionality to be preserved?

reve_etrange
– reve_etrange

2015-10-25 03:45:23 +00:00
Commented Oct 25, 2015 at 3:45
Why not put it directly into PS1?

Yongwei Wu
– Yongwei Wu

2016-08-02 09:22:32 +00:00
Commented Aug 2, 2016 at 9:22
is this how you edit the .bash_profile? sublime $HOME/.bash_profile ?

Awesome_girl
– Awesome_girl

2016-11-23 00:42:51 +00:00
Commented Nov 23, 2016 at 0:42
@Awesome_girl Make sure that the subl command is installed, and then edit the file from your terminal using subl ~/.bash_profile. If this command doesn't exist, follow this: sublimetext.com/docs/2/osx_command_line.html

XtraSimplicity
– XtraSimplicity

2016-11-27 18:30:58 +00:00
Commented Nov 27, 2016 at 18:30

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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
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[example](https://example.com)

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