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

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🚀 Install (step by step)

🐧 Linux / WSL (global, all users)

1. Clone the repo:

git clone <repo-url>

2. Enter the folder:

cd Bashrc

3. Run the global installer (auto-installs deps + prompts for punchline):

sudo bash dotfiles/install/install-linux-global.sh

You get 3 choices in the install script:

1. PS1 only
2. Banner only
3. Both (PS1 + banner)

To "uninstall" one part, run the script again and choose only the other.

4. Open a new shell to see the prompt and banner.

🍏 macOS (per-user)

1. Clone the repo:

git clone <repo-url>

2. Enter the folder:

cd Bashrc

3. Run the user installer:

bash dotfiles/install/install-macos-user.sh

4. Reload your shell (or open a new terminal):

source ~/.bashrc

🖼️ Nerd Fonts (optional but recommended)

bash dotfiles/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

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✅ What gets installed (PS1 + banner)

Linux / WSL

• Installs the prompt module to /etc/profile.d/ps1.sh
• Installs the banner module to /etc/profile.d/banner.sh
• Sources both from /etc/bash.bashrc
• Installs landscape-common, figlet, and lolcat if missing
• Prompts for the global punchline used by the banner
• You can change the selection or remove PS1/banner by running the installer again

macOS

• Copies ps1/ps1.sh to ~/.config/ps1/ps1.sh
• Adds a source block in ~/.bashrc and ~/.bash_profile

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PS1 module (when it runs)

The prompt is loaded automatically by the installer:

• Linux/WSL: sourced from /etc/bash.bashrc (global)
• macOS: sourced from ~/.bashrc and ~/.bash_profile (per-user)

You normally do not need to run ps1.sh manually.

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Banner (hostname + punchline + sysinfo)

On Linux/WSL, a banner is also shown on login:

• figlet $(hostname) -c | lolcat
• figlet -f digital "<punchline>" -c | lolcat
• landscape-sysinfo | lolcat

Punchline (global)

The banner reads the punchline from:

• /etc/ps1-punchline

The install script prompts for a punchline and stores it in the file. You can also set it manually:

echo "Your punchline" | sudo tee /etc/ps1-punchline >/dev/null

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PS1 install

Use the installer for your OS:

Linux / WSL (global)

sudo bash dotfiles/install/install-linux-global.sh

macOS (per-user)

bash dotfiles/install/install-macos-user.sh

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🧠 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

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🗂️ Repo Structure

dotfiles/
├── ps1/
│   └── ps1.sh
├── install/
│   ├── install-linux-global.sh
│   ├── install-macos-user.sh
│   └── install-nerdfont.sh
└── README.md

⚙️ 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.

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🙅 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

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🧪 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.

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💡 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.

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📸 Example Prompt

This prompt shows:

With exit-status colored arrow and emoji reflecting time of day.

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🔥 Why this is real high-end PS1 design

• Semantic color use (identity vs location)
• Few colors, but with meaning
• Path is visible, but never dominant
• Emoji is an accent, not a gimmick
• Prompt line is calm → the command gets focus

🎨 Color palette (notes)

Role	BG	Description
Zone 1 BG	61	gray-blue pastel
Zone 1 FG	255	pure white
Zone 2 BG	37	turquoise / cool green
Path FG	194 (FG)	light green, muted
Frame	60	darker blue

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🛠️ Contribution

Want to help improve this project?

• Fork the repository
• Make your changes
• Open a merge request
• Please keep consistent colors and styles

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📄 License

MIT © 2026 Steffen Skui