How to add Time Stamp for Command Prompt?

389 Nesvin KN November 18, 2022 Features & Functionalities 3217

How to add timestamp for command prompt in CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian and SUSE Linux?

For Centos, edit bashrc file and add the line at end of the file.

[[email protected] ~]# vi /etc/bashrc

PS1="[\[email protected]\h \D{%Y%m%d-%H:%M:%S}]\$ "

An example of timestamp in Centos:-

[[email protected] ~]# vi /etc/bashrc

PS1="[\[email protected]\h \D{%Y%m%d-%H:%M:%S}]\$ "

[[email protected] 20210311-06:57:00]$ uptime

06:57:04 up 14:41, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05

[[email protected] 20210311-06:57:04]$

For Ubuntu and Debian, create /etc/bashrc file and add the below line at end of the file.

[email protected]:~# vi /etc/bashrc

PS1="[\[email protected]\h \D{%Y%m%d-%H:%M:%S}]\$ "

1. For root user, edit .bashrc file and add below lines at end of the file.

[email protected]:~# vi /root/.bashrc

if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
. /etc/bashrc
fi

2. For other users, edit .bashrc in the user's home directory and add the below line at the end of the file.

xander@ubuntu:~# vi /home/xander/.bashrc

if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
. /etc/bashrc
fi

An example of timestamp for root user in Ubuntu:-

[[email protected] 20210313-01:47:56]$ uptime

01:48:00 up 3 days, 1:54, 4 users, load average: 0.08, 0.05, 0.01

[[email protected] 20210313-01:48:00]$

For SUSE Linux, edit .profile file of root and add below line at end of the file,

[email protected]:~$ vi /etc/profile

PS1="[\[email protected]\h \D{%Y%m%d-%H:%M:%S}]\$ "

For other users, edit .bashrc in the user's home directory and add the below line at the end of the file.

xander@suse:~# vi /home/xander/.bashrc

PS1="[\[email protected]\h \D{%Y%m%d-%H:%M:%S}]\$ "

An example for a normal user in SUSE Linux:-

[xander@suse 20210313-01:47:56]# uptime

01:48:00 up 3 days, 1:54, 4 users, load average: 0.08, 0.05, 0.01

[xander@suse 20210313-01:48:00]#

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