Nwinkler Random Color Theme¶
Description¶
The Nwinkler Random Color Theme is based on the Nwinkler Theme , but it randomizes the colors for:
time
username
hostname
path
The random colors are chosen the first time this theme is used and saved to the ~/.nwinkler_random_colors
file. So, the next time you connect to the same machine, you will get the same colors.
To force new random colors to be selected, run the command:
randomize_nwinkler
Screenshot¶
Here it is in action:
Usage Scenario¶
This theme is especially useful when connecting to many different machines and switching between them often. Yes, the hostname is present in the prompt. But I argue that it’s a lot faster to get a “feel” of what machine you are currently on because of the custom colors on that machine’s prompt than by reading the hostname.