Kevin wrote: > The following will give you the hostname in bright magenta on current > background a colon in gray on black the current directory is bright > yellow on black and the username is black on yellow/brown(reverse > video). > > PS1="\033[1;35m\h\033[1;30;40m:\033[1;33;40m\w\033[0m > \033[0;43;30m\u\033[0m $" > > SoloCDM wrote: > > > > How do I change the type of display characterizations for a Color > > XTerm or maybe better well known as an NXTerm? Somehow the shell > > doesn't read the \332 characters with the correct format for the PS1 > > prompt. My understanding of the codes and sequences are not questionable. Below is a sample of my prompt: PS1="\[\033[36;01m\]\332\304\[\033[33;01m\][\[\033[36;01m\]\304\ \[\033[33;01m\](\[\033[36;01m\]\u\[\033[33;01m\]@\[\033[36;01m\]\h\ \[\033[33;01m\])\[\033[36;01m\]-\[\033[33;01m\](\ \[\033[36;01m\]\$(date '+%r %Z')\ \[\033[33;01m\]-:-\[\033[33;01m\033[36;01m\]$(date '+%A, %B %d, %Y')\ \[\033[33;01m\])\[\033[36;01m\]\304\[\033[33;01m]\[\033[36;01m\]\\$\ \[\033[33;01m\]\n\[\033[36;01m\]\300\304\[\033[33;01m\](\ \[\033[36;01m\]\w\[\033[33;01m\])\ \[\033[36;01m\] >> \[\033[00m\]" What I've tried to achieve is best viewed after activating the codes. The problem displayed itself through the use of other terminals: either a remote login to the server through a telnet terminal or NXTerm (color terminal in X windows). ********************************************************************* Signed, SoloCDM P.'S. Detailed Documentation(s) and Sample(s) are more than welcome. When you reply to this message, please include the mailing list and my address. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.