Enhance bash prompt PS1

Problem

I think I can cram more information in the bash prompt compared to what it looks now.

Journal

20061009

	# My prompt.
	# Color references:  Black       0;30     Dark Gray     1;30
	#                    Blue        0;34     Light Blue    1;34
	#                    Green       0;32     Light Green   1;32
	#                    Cyan        0;36     Light Cyan    1;36
	#                    Red         0;31     Light Red     1;31
	#                    Purple      0;35     Light Purple  1;35
	#                    Brown       0;33     Yellow        1;33
	#                    Light Gray  0;37     White         1;37
	# See also: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/
export PS1=$'\[\e[0;34m\]\!\[\e[0m\]\[\e[1;32m\]$(stoppedjobs)\[\e[0m\]:\u@\h:\w> '

996%1:freddy@linux:~>

Drawbacks of the prompt above are that:

• used with HISTCONTROL=erasedups, the on-screen history numbers are not correct since 'erasedups' may remove in-between history entries. Use HISTCONTROL=ignoredups instead.

20081121

Added color reset (\[\e[m\]) at end of prompt to prevent cursor mispositioning:

        # My prompt.
        # Color references:  Black       0;30     Dark Gray     1;30
        #                    Blue        0;34     Light Blue    1;34
        #                    Green       0;32     Light Green   1;32
        #                    Cyan        0;36     Light Cyan    1;36
        #                    Red         0;31     Light Red     1;31
        #                    Purple      0;35     Light Purple  1;35
        #                    Brown       0;33     Yellow        1;33
        #                    Light Gray  0;37     White         1;37
        # See also: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/
export PS1=$'\[\e[0;34m\]\!\[\e[0m\]\[\e[1;32m\]$(stoppedjobs)\[\e[0m\]:\u@\h:\w> \[\e[m\]'

See also: http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.bash.bug/browse_thread/thread/9da7e81b060d77d4

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