By default, all Linux installations have plain black and white color prompts. Specific commands are coded to have color combinations under certain circumstances. For example, directories in the “ls” command are coded blue by default, and scripts are colored green.
Similarly, the frequently used “grep” command is also color-coded to highlight matches. However, the Linux prompt itself is rather innocuous. In this article, we’ll show you how to change it to anything you want – a single color, or even a combination of them. Let’s get started.