Get a randomly generated bash shell prompt and some other tricks for the Linux shell.
A nice shell prompt that is randomly generated each time it appears. Working version. PS1="\[\e[1;31m\]$(shuf -n 1 /usr/share/dict/words)\[\e[m\]@\[\e[1;35m\]$(shuf -n 1 /usr/share/dict/words)\[\e[m\]\$ "PS1="\[\e[1;31m\]$(shuf -n 1 /usr/share/dict/words)\[\e[m\]@\[\e[1;35m\]$(shuf -n 1 /usr/share/dict/words)\[\e[m\]\$ " Select a random word from a textfile with bash. ubuntu ~ $ shuf -n 1 /usr/share/dict/words pluckedubuntu ~ $ shuf -n 1 /usr/share/dict/words plucked Select a … Read more