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# Shell prompt (Score:1)
I use '#' (comment marker) at the beginning of the 2-line prompt (when using X; space is at premium on console). That way even if you copy the whole thing, one can still edit the lines before executing. (BTW, vi-mode in zsh is really excellent, much better than ksh93 or bash3.)
- parv
I like it in color (Score:1)
\n\[\033[45m\]\u@\h${debian_chroot:+ \[\033[0m\]($debian_chroot)\[\033[45m\]}: \[\033[49m\]\[\033[31m\]\w\n\[\033[0m\]\[\033[45m\]#\[\033[0m\]\t \[\033[45m\]$\[\033[0m\]
Color as hint (Score:1)
I use color on my .psqlrc on production machines, in particular, the red color, to remember to think twice before "TRUNCATE"-ing tables or deleting stuff... :-)
\timing
\set PROMPT1 '%[%033[1;31;40m%]%n::%/@%`hostname -s` %x%R%[%033[0m\n%#%]'
\set PROMPT2 '... %#%] '