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Colors the command line to make the start of one command easier to find.

Add this to .bashrc:

export PS1="[\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;9m\]\t\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;15m\]] \[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;10m\]\u@\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;34m\]\h\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;15m\]:\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;39m\]\w\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;15m\] \[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;13m\]\\$\[$(tput sgr0)\]"

Make sure that this line is uncommented:

force_color_prompt=yes

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Show current git branch

Add this to .bashrc:

git_branch() {
  git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/(\1)/'
}

export PS1=$PS1"\$(git_branch)"

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Any other customizations will be preserved.

Useful aliases

Activate the venv in the current directory.

alias activenv="source venv/bin/activate"

Favorite Tools

Tool Description Installation
bat A cat clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration. apt install bat
ncdu Disk usage analyzer with a text user interface. apt install ncdu

Laptop as a server

Small tweaks to I did on my laptop to make it a bit more reliable:

Make sure this lines are set in /etc/systemd/logind.conf

HandleLidSwitch=ignore
HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=ignore
HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore

Disable suspend completely:

sudo systemctl mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target