PS1 Color Builder (xterm-256)

Pick any colors and this page maps them to the nearest xterm 256-color index (38;5;N). Output updates live. No bold is used.

User (\\u)

Host (\\h)

Dir (\\w)

Prefix

Separator 1

Separator 2

Suffix

Tip: if your terminal doesn’t support 256 colors, the mapping will look off. Most modern terminals do.

This outputs a single PS1 assignment using \\[\\033[38;5;Nm\\] sequences.

PS1 Color Builder xterm-256