[SOLVED] help converting bash PS1 prompt to zsh PS1 prompt

Question

I guess they don't use the same syntax because simply copying it over to my zshrc does not work... it literally changes my prompt to the exact string of backlslashes etc
If anyone can help me convert the following to zsh syntax I would be much in their debt:
    PS1="$TITLEBAR [\[\e[37m\]\u\[\e[31m\]@\[\e[37m\]\h\[\e[0m\]:\[\e[33m\]\w\[\e[0m\]] \$ ${NONE}"
full bit copied from some thread in this forums... it had served me well
bash_prompt() {
case $TERM in
xterm*|rxvt*)
local TITLEBAR='\[\033]0;\u:${NEW_PWD}\007\]'
local TITLEBAR=""
esac
local NONE="\[\033[0m\]" # unsets color to term's fg color
# regular colors
local K="\[\033[0;30m\]" # black
local R="\[\033[0;31m\]" # red
local G="\[\033[0;32m\]" # green
local Y="\[\033[0;33m\]" # yellow
local B="\[\033[0;34m\]" # blue
local M="\[\033[0;35m\]" # magenta
local C="\[\033[0;36m\]" # cyan
local O="\[\033[0;37m\]" # orange
local W="\[\033[0;38m\]" # white
# emphasized (bolded) colors
local EMK="\[\033[1;30m\]"
local EMR="\[\033[1;31m\]"
local EMG="\[\033[1;32m\]"
local EMY="\[\033[1;33m\]"
local EMB="\[\033[1;34m\]"
local EMM="\[\033[1;35m\]"
local EMC="\[\033[1;36m\]"
local EMW="\[\033[1;37m\]"
# background colors
local BGK="\[\033[40m\]"
local BGR="\[\033[41m\]"
local BGG="\[\033[42m\]"
local BGY="\[\033[43m\]"
local BGB="\[\033[44m\]"
local BGM="\[\033[45m\]"
local BGC="\[\033[46m\]"
local BGW="\[\033[47m\]"
local UC=$W # user's color
[ $UID -eq "0" ] && UC=$R # root's color
PS1="$TITLEBAR [\[\e[37m\]\u\[\e[31m\]@\[\e[37m\]\h\[\e[0m\]:\[\e[33m\]\w\[\e[0m\]] \$ ${NONE}"
#PS1="$TITLEBAR ${EMK}[${UC}\u${EMK}@${UC}\h ${EMB}\${NEW_PWD}${EMK}]${UC}\\$ ${NONE}"
# without colors: PS1="[\u@\h \${NEW_PWD}]\\$ "
# extra backslash in front of \$ to make bash colorize the prompt
PROMPT_COMMAND=bash_prompt_command
bash_prompt
unset bash_prompt
Last edited by ugkbunb (2009-09-04 17:56:55)

Answer 1

If it spits out errors you should read them.. They generally tell you what the script expects. I saved your prompt in test and passed it to the script:
$ perl tozsh.pl test && rm test
# Converted to zsh prompt theme by bash2zshprompt, written by <[email protected]>
[%{$fg[white]%}%n%{$fg[red]%}@%{$fg[white]%}%m%{$reset_color%}:%{$fg[yellow]%}%~%{$reset_color%}] \