{"id":4807,"date":"2021-09-26T10:24:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T14:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cloudsurph.com\/?p=4807"},"modified":"2021-09-26T10:24:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T14:24:43","slug":"major-linux-distro-command-line-prompt-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cloudsurph.com\/major-linux-distro-command-line-prompt-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Linux Distro Command Line Prompt Appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Linux command line prompt appears one way for a regular user and a different way for the root user, and these prompt appearances may also be different from one Linux distro to another.<\/p>\n

So, here’s a summary of how the prompt looks for several of the “Major” Linux distributions.<\/p>\n

\"Linux<\/p>\n

Here’s how to find out which Linux user you’re working as, at the command line prompt for several of the “Major” Linux distributions.<\/p>\n

In all of the following examples, the “regular” (non-root) user name of the currently logged-in user is cboom (for Clyde Boom), and “Linux training” is the name of the Linux system.<\/p>\n

The Regular User and root User Linux Prompts for Red Hat, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, and Slackware:<\/p>\n

Red Hat Linux and Fedora when you’re working as a “regular” (non-root) Linux user:<\/p>\n

[cboom@linuxtraining ~ ]$<\/p>\n

The points to note in the above prompt are the username, the @ symbol, the system name, the current directory (represented by the ~), and the $ sign.<\/p>\n

Linux Commands Training Tips: For a regular user, the home directory name is usually the same as the user name. And the home directory for a “regular” user is usually below the directory path of \/home. So, the directory path to the home directory for the cboom user is \/home\/cboom<\/p>\n

Therefore, the path represented by the ~ in the above prompt is: \/home\/cboom<\/p>\n

Most “Major” Linux Distributions when you’re working as the Linux user named root:<\/p>\n

[root@linuxtraining ~ ]#<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The only difference between the above two prompts is the usernames and the $ sign (for a regular user) and the # sign (for the root user).<\/p>\n

\"Linux<\/p>\n

The current directory in the above prompt for the root user is represented by the ~.<\/p>\n

Linux Commands Training Tips: For the root user, the home directory name is root and the directory path to the root directory is \/root (root – huray! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Therefore, the path represented by the ~ in the above prompt is: \/root<\/p>\n

So, for most “Major” Linux distributions, when you’re working as a regular user, the far-right symbol is the $ and when you’re working as the root user, the far-right symbol is a #.<\/p>\n

The regular user and root user prompt appear the same as above for Ubuntu and Slackware (except that there are no [ ] symbols in the prompt).<\/p>\n

So, the easiest way to tell the Linux user you’re working as is to look at the far right symbol in the prompt.<\/p>\n

For Red Hat, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, and Slackware, a regular user has a $ prompt and the root user has a # prompt.<\/p>\n

\"Linux<\/p>\n

SUSE Linux and openSUSE Linux when you’re working as a “regular” (non-root) Linux user:<\/p>\n

cboom@linuxtraining: ~ ><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The points to note in the above prompt are the username, the @ symbol, the system name, the current directory (represented by the ~), and the > sign (not the $ sign).<\/p>\n

SUSE Linux<\/a> and openSUSE Linux when you’re working as the Linux user named root:<\/p>\n

Linux training: ~ #<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The above prompt doesn’t show a username or an @ symbol and the far-right symbol is a # sign.<\/p>\n

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The Linux command line prompt appears one way for a regular user and a different way for the root user, and these prompt appearances may also be different from one Linux distro to another. So, here’s a summary of how the prompt looks for several of the “Major” Linux distributions. 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