a little fun with bash

The fun of Linux is that you can configure it as you want.

This post is about some config i made.

1.color

• vim ~/.bashrc
• add this line: 

  PS1='\[\033[1;32m\]\u\[\033[1;32m\]@\h >>\[\033[0;34m\]\w\$ \[\033[1;36m\]'

• save and quit.
• close the terminal and open a new one. Now it's colored.

more HowTo and color in here.

2. show somthing open opening terminal (like the Linux Mint)

• vim /.bashrc
•  add command lines
• save and quit.

examples:

1.calendar

 add /usr/bin/cal in .bashrc.

2.fortune

sudo apt-get install fortune-zh  (for others languages, aptitude seacrh them)

add  /usr/bin/fortune-zh in .bashrc.

3.cowsay and others

sudo apt-get install cowsay 

add fortune-zh | cowsay  in .bashrc.