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How to Colorize Bash Prompt in Linux Terminal

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Jun 22, 2022

The bash prompt is probably the happiest place for most Linux users. A typical Linux bash prompt will look like the following screenshot. Regardless of the Linux operating system distribution, you are using, a normal/default bash prompt; like the one presented on the screenshot above, is not all that you have to deal with in terms of the default colorization.
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