Bashrc Dotfiles — Global & Portable Bash Prompt
Elegant, portable, and easy-to-install Bash prompt with:
✨ Two color zones
🌅 Time-based emoji accents
🖥️ Fallback when Nerd Fonts aren’t available
📍 Shortened but informative path
🔘 Status-colored prompt arrow
🧠 Works on Linux, WSL, and macOS
🧠 Features
- Clean, modern powerline-style prompt
- Zone 1: date/time/user (cool gray-blue)
- Zone 2: host/path (turquoise / cool green)
- Automatically switches emoji during the day
- Smart path shortening (keeps your home dir visible)
- Fallback to ASCII/Unicode if Nerd Fonts are not installed
- Per-user disable support
- Simple per-user or global install
🗂️ Repo Structure
dotfiles/ ├── ps1/ │ └── ps1.sh ├── install/ │ ├── install-linux-global.sh │ ├── install-macos-user.sh │ └── install-nerdfont.sh └── README.md
Banner (hostname + punchline + sysinfo)
På Linux/WSL lastes også et banner ved login:
figlet $(hostname)i fargerfiglet -f digital "<punchline>"i fargerlandscape-sysinfo(hvis tilgjengelig)
Punchline (global)
Banneret leser punchline fra:
/etc/ps1-punchline
Sett punchline slik:
echo "Din punchline" | sudo tee /etc/ps1-punchline >/dev/null
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## 🚀 Installation
### 🐧 Linux / WSL (global, all users)
```bash
sudo bash install/install-linux-global.sh
This:
Installs the prompt module to /etc/profile.d/ps1.sh
Sources it in /etc/bash.bashrc so all users get the prompt
After install, open a new shell to see the prompt.
🍏 macOS (per-user) bash install/install-macos-user.sh This:
Copies ps1/ps1.sh to ~/.config/ps1/ps1.sh
Adds source block in ~/.bashrc and ~/.bash_profile
Open a new terminal or reload your shell:
source ~/.bashrc 🖼️ Nerd Fonts (optional but recommended) Nerd Fonts provide the best display for glyphs (powerline symbols):
bash install/install-nerdfont.sh After install:
Open your terminal settings
Set font to JetBrainsMono Nerd Font (or any Nerd Font)
Terminal must use a Nerd Font for glyphs like , , to render correctly.
⚙️ Overrides (Optional) Sometimes autodetection doesn’t work (e.g., on macOS without fontconfig):
Force Nerd Font glyphs:
export PS1_FORCE_NF=1 Force fallback (no powerline glyphs):
export PS1_FORCE_ASCII=1 Add these to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile.
🙅 Disable Prompt (per user) If you want to disable the global prompt for your account:
Temporarily in a shell:
export DISABLE_GLOBAL_PS1=1 Permanently:
mkdir -p ~/.config/ps1 touch ~/.config/ps1/disable To re-enable:
rm -f ~/.config/ps1/disable 🧪 Testing After install, open a new shell and run:
bash -i -c 'echo OK' If you see a prompt with colors and emoji, things are working.
💡 Usage Notes Font matters: Even with Nerd Fonts installed, you must select them in your terminal settings.
Works on terminals like:
GNOME Terminal
iTerm2
Kitty
VS Code integrated terminal
Windows Terminal (WSL)
If you see squares or missing glyphs, your terminal is likely using a non-Nerd font.
📸 Example Prompt This prompt shows:
With exit-status colored arrow and emoji reflecting time of day.
🛠️ Contribution Want to help improve this project?
Fork the repository
Make your changes
Open a merge request
Please keep consistent colors and styles.
📄 License MIT © 2026 Your Name
