Put the following code in your .bashrc and you will see a lovely prompt.
The only problem is that it is a bit slow with the external "date" program.
You may write your own small apps to print out dynamic Bash prompt.
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function smiley () {
echo -e ":\\$(($??50:51))"
}
function thetime () {
echo -e `date +%H:%M`
}
export PS1="\$(smiley) \$(thetime) \w > "
