Linux shell settings I use

Last Modified: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:13:24 +0000 ; Created: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:11:23 +0000

Assuming a bash shell.

~/.bash_profile

if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
   source ~/.bashrc
fi

~/.bashrc

# -----------------------------------

# Setup our bash prompt string

# Possible color combinations care of http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Color_Bash_Prompt
txtblk='\e[0;30m' # Black - Regular
txtred='\e[0;31m' # Red
txtgrn='\e[0;32m' # Green
txtylw='\e[0;33m' # Yellow
txtblu='\e[0;34m' # Blue
txtpur='\e[0;35m' # Purple
txtcyn='\e[0;36m' # Cyan
txtwht='\e[0;37m' # White
bldblk='\e[1;30m' # Black - Bold
bldred='\e[1;31m' # Red
bldgrn='\e[1;32m' # Green
bldylw='\e[1;33m' # Yellow
bldblu='\e[1;34m' # Blue
bldpur='\e[1;35m' # Purple
bldcyn='\e[1;36m' # Cyan
bldwht='\e[1;37m' # White
unkblk='\e[4;30m' # Black - Underline
undred='\e[4;31m' # Red
undgrn='\e[4;32m' # Green
undylw='\e[4;33m' # Yellow
undblu='\e[4;34m' # Blue
undpur='\e[4;35m' # Purple
undcyn='\e[4;36m' # Cyan
undwht='\e[4;37m' # White
bakblk='\e[40m'   # Black - Background
bakred='\e[41m'   # Red
badgrn='\e[42m'   # Green
bakylw='\e[43m'   # Yellow
bakblu='\e[44m'   # Blue
bakpur='\e[45m'   # Purple
bakcyn='\e[46m'   # Cyan
bakwht='\e[47m'   # White
txtrst='\e[0m'    # Text Reset

PS1="[\u@\H:\[$bldylw\]\[$undylw\]\$(pwd)\[$txtrst\]] \\$ "

umask 027

# Gives better colors on dark screens
eval `dircolors`

alias ll="ls -lah --color --full-time"

alias vim="vi"

alias ssh="ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.private"
alias scp="scp -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.private"