Here, there's just some stuff that didn't deserve (or need) their own section because of their simplicity. I suggest anyone new to Linux and Unix read this section so that you'll jump in with enough knowledge. You probably have a lot more to add to this, so make sure you e-mail it to me to help more people.
export PS1="\[\033[34;40m\]\[\033[0m\] \u@\h \[\033[31;40m\]\t\[\033[0m\] \[\033[33;40m\]\d\[\033[0m\] \n\[\033[34;40m\]\[\033[0m\] \w \$ "Change the numbers after \033[ for different colors. After you've edited it, do source ~/.profile. If you want the change to be system-wide, you need to change it in /etc/profile. (shorti)
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