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Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals

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  1. rustbucket
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    Extensive shell customization is just one of those things I never really got into. (Its a little funny considering how much time I used to spend configuring Fluxbox in the past) All I have is a...

    Extensive shell customization is just one of those things I never really got into. (Its a little funny considering how much time I used to spend configuring Fluxbox in the past) All I have is a simple prompt that shows the user, hostname, and working directory. The prompt also turns red if the user is root. I guess the only somewhat unique thing about it is I use ksh 93u+m as my shell.

    In regards to terminal emulators, I'm similar to the author. I just stick with what works, in my case that would be xterm.

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  2. kovboydan
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    I can’t remember life before oh-my-zsh/9k. I know I wasted countless hours, but I can’t remember why it was so important to me.

    I can’t remember life before oh-my-zsh/9k. I know I wasted countless hours, but I can’t remember why it was so important to me.

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  3. dutchwitch
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    I use the Fish Shell and call it a day. Works well for my use case.

    I use the Fish Shell and call it a day. Works well for my use case.

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  4. vord
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    My terminal config itself is pretty boring these days, esp since I use drop-down no-frills ones now. Cool Retro Term is really fun though, and if you find yourself having to have 4-8 different...

    My terminal config itself is pretty boring these days, esp since I use drop-down no-frills ones now.

    Cool Retro Term is really fun though, and if you find yourself having to have 4-8 different windows open to different hosts, is a great way to distinguish between them without needing to futz. IIRC, it's GPU accelerated too, so it's pretty snappy.