random-colors

Uses the amazing colormind.io to generate random color schemes for your terminal. Give every branch of every git project on your machine a unique look!

Supported terminals and shells

I tested random-colors with these terminals:

• iTerm
• Alacritty
• Kitty

It probably works with other xterm-compatible terminals. If you've had success using random-colors on a different terminal, please let me know in a Github issue!

random-colors support these shells:

• bash
• fish

PR's adding support for more shells are most welcome!

Installation

The easiest way to install this is using Nix:

nix-env -if https://github.com/jwoudenberg/random-colors/archive/master.tar.gz

random-colors needs to hook into your shell so it knows when you switch directories.

For bash:

echo 'eval "$(random-colors --hook=bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc

For fish:

echo 'random-colors --hook=fish | source' >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish

Usage

After the installation random-colors should work automatically. Try cd-ing into a git directory or changing branches. If the color scheme generated is not to your liking, you can generate a different one using

random-colors --refresh

random-colors remembers which scheme belongs to a particular project and branch and will restore it once you return to the project and branch.