sample .bash_profile

# black :)      \e[0;30m\]# red           \e[0;31m\]# green         \e[0;32m\]# yellow        \e[0;33m\]# blue          \e[0;34m\]# purple        \e[0;35m\]# cyan          \e[0;36m\]# grey          \e[0;37m\]# white         \e[0;38m\]# cancel        \e[m\]TERMCOLOUR_RED="\[\033[0;31m\]"TERMCOLOUR_GREEN="\[\033[0;32m\]"TERMCOLOUR_YELLOW="\[\033[0;33m\]"TERMCOLOUR_BLUE="\[\033[0;34m\]"TERMCOLOUR_PURPLE="\[\033[0;35m\]"TERMCOLOUR_CYAN="\[\033[0;36m\]"TERMCOLOUR_GREY="\[\033[0;37m\]"TERMCOLOUR_BRRED="\[\033[1;31m\]"TERMCOLOUR_BRGREEN="\[\033[1;32m\]"TERMCOLOUR_BRYELLOW="\[\033[1;33m\]"TERMCOLOUR_BRBLUE="\[\033[1;34m\]"TERMCOLOUR_BRPURPLE="\[\033[1;35m\]"TERMCOLOUR_BRCYAN="\[\033[1;36m\]"TERMCOLOUR_BRGREY="\[\033[1;37m\]"TERMCOLOUR_CANCEL="\[\033[m\]"# If I am root, set the prompt to bright redif [ ${UID} -eq 0 ]; then        USER_COLOR=$TERMCOLOUR_BRREDelse        USER_COLOR=$TERMCOLOUR_GREENfiHOST_COLOR=$TERMCOLOUR_YELLOWPS1="$USER_COLOR"$'\u'"$TERMCOLOUR_CANCEL"$'@'"$HOST_COLOR"$'\h'"$TERMCOLOUR_CANCEL"$':\w\$ 'PS2='>'unset TERMCOLOUR_RED TERMCOLOUR_GREEN TERMCOLOUR_YELLOW TERMCOLOUR_BLUE unset TERMCOLOUR_PURPLE TERMCOLOUR_CYAN TERMCOLOUR_GREYunset TERMCOLOUR_BRRED TERMCOLOUR_BRGREEN TERMCOLOUR_BRYELLOW TERMCOLOUR_BRBLUEunset TERMCOLOUR_BRPURPLE TERMCOLOUR_BRCYAN TERMCOLOUR_BRGREYunset TERMCOLOUR_CANCELunset USER_COLOR HOST_COLOR