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How to customize your Linux Terminal Prompt

In this video, we will be editing the .bashrc file to change the prompt that you’re presented with when you log into your terminal.

We’re using VIM:

i is for insert mode
esc is to exit insert mode
:wq is to write quit the file

I am using Ubuntu on WSL (windows subsystem for linux) but this should work on most linux installations.

Be careful when editing and create a backup of your .bashrc file first!

Want to use WSL?

Check out my video for installing WSL on windows.