Re: Hi, can someone help me to convert my bash PS1 to zsh?

[Mikael Magnusson <mikachu@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 3/21/22, Frank Schwidom <schwidom@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2022-03-21 17:57:41, Mikael Magnusson wrote:
>> On 3/21/22, Frank Schwidom <schwidom@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > And here it is:
>> >
>> > (ins)$ echo "$PS1"
>> > \[\]\u@\h \D{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}:\n\[\]\w\n\[\]\$\[\]
>> >
>> > (ins)$ set | grep '^PS1='
>> > PS1=$'\\[\E[32m\\]\\u@\\h \\D{%Y-%m-%d
>> > %H:%M:%S}:\\n\\[\E[33m\\]\\w\\n\\[\E[35m\\]\\$\\[\E[0m\\] '
>>
>> The manpage lists all the codes for zsh, which start with %. If you
>> don't want to scroll down that much, you can also interactively type
>> PS1=% and then hit tab for an abbreviated list. (the format inside
>> %D{} is likely to be the exact same)
>>
>> Separately from that, you'll want to remove any \e[32m stuff and
>> instead use %F{red} to start a color and %f to end (eg the 0m). If you
>> use hardcoded escape sequences, you have to write %{ %} around them,
>> or your cursor will end up in funny places, but there is no reason to
>> do so for the codes you use.
>>
>> For example you might have, PS1='%F{blue}%n@%m %D{%Y-%m}%f' etc. (I
>> don't know what the remaining bash codes correspond to).
>>
>> --
>> Mikael Magnusson
>>
>
> I want to create a multiline prompt. I am missing the code for carriage
> return or newline.
>
> In bash my Prompt looks like:
>
> user@computer 2022-03-21 18:43:18:
> ~
> (ins)$
>
> This '(ins)' comes from readline in vi mode and tells me in which state I
> am.
>
> How can I create a newline in PS1?

Just enter a newline, eg
PS1='
'
will give you a prompt with a newline in it.

As for vi mode (I don't use it myself) you probably want to check out
http://bewatermyfriend.org/media/vi-mode.zsh

-- 
Mikael Magnusson