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Re: colors in text-mode



On Tue, Oct 27, 1998 at 12:30:56PM -0800, jim r wrote:
> Once more the newbie asks a question:
> 
> I was wondering....how might I get the login prompt to use some colors? 
> nothing fancy...just the text in a color other than white.

Use something gross like this in /etc/issue (but leave issue.net without the
hackery):

This is \n running Debian \s. Linux kernel is \r.
It is \t on \d and you are logging in on \l.

I think "man 5 termcap" lists those funky numbers.

NB: The whole prompt is in bold (aka bright colours).

Adrian

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