In an effort to improve my bash prompt, I am looking for sources with lots of user examples.<br><br>Searching Google only leads me to introductory HOWTOs, but I'm more interested in seeing finished ...

Bash does provide shell completions, but the selection process is stubborn, often requiring me to press the tab key 10 to 15 ...

Y ou may assume the command line is only for system admins or developers; but for any power user, it's a great tool if you ...

If you regularly use networks that change your OS X, Linux, or Unix system's host name, you may notice the Terminal command prompt reflect this. Here is how to prevent this from happening. Topher ...

A text-based user interface to the computer. The command line is a blank line and cursor on the screen, allowing the user to type in instructions for immediate execution. All major operating systems ...

Soon it will be 2016 — the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese Zodiac’s 12 year cycle. People born in these years (e.g., 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 2004, and now 2016) are supposed to be ...

You’d think the Command Prompt would be long-gone after 30 years of Windows’ graphical interface, but it’s not, and there’s a good reason why. Though many of its duties have been replaced by icons or ...