Linux Administration Bootcamp: Go from Beginner to Advanced - Customizing the Shell Prompt

This video tutorial explains how to customize shell prompts across different systems and shells, focusing on bash, the most common shell for Linux users. It covers setting environment variables like PS1 for bash and prompt for other shells, and provides examples of formatting options. The tutorial also demonstrates how to make these customizations persistent across logins by editing initialization files. Practical examples show how to modify prompts to include information like username, host, and directory, and how to create multiline prompts.

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