Placeholders
Placeholders in KS is the pre-defined variables for usage with common kernel variables, like the current directory. They're enclosed in these characters < and >, surrounding the specific placeholder.
They can also be used in the configuration entries that support them.
Currently, these placeholders can be used:
<user>
Gets the current user name (Ex: joe)
Login, MAL, Shells
<host>
Gets the current host name
Everywhere
<currentdirectory>
Gets the current directory
Shells
<currentdirectoryname>
Gets the current directory name
Shells
<shortdate>
Gets the system date in MM/DD/YYYY format (Ex: 12/7/2018)
Everywhere
<longdate>
Gets the system date in <DayName>, <MonthName> DD, YYYY format (Ex: Friday, December 7, 2018)
Everywhere
<shorttime>
Gets the system time in HH:MM format (Ex: 4:30)
Everywhere
<longtime>
Gets the system time in HH:MM:SS AM/PM format (Ex: 4:30:10 PM)
Everywhere
<date>
Gets the system date in the current format
Everywhere
<time>
Gets the system time in the current format
Everywhere
<timezone>
Gets the system standard time zone (Ex: Egypt Standard Time)
Everywhere
<summertimezone>
Gets the system daylight saving time zone (Ex: Syria Daylight Time)
Everywhere
<system>
Gets the operating system
Everywhere
<ftpuser>
Gets the current FTP user
FTP shell
<ftpaddr>
Gets the current FTP address
FTP shell
<mailuser>
Gets the current mail user or e-mail address
mail shell
<mailaddr>
Gets the current mail server address
mail shell
<sftpuser>
Gets the current SFTP user
SFTP shell
<sftpaddr>
Gets the current SFTP address
SFTP shell
<currentftpdirectory>
Gets the current FTP remote directory
FTP shell
<currentftplocaldirectory>
Gets the current FTP local directory
FTP shell
<currentftplocaldirectoryname>
Gets the current FTP local directory name
FTP shell
<currentmaildirectory>
Gets the current mail directory
mail shell
<currentsftpdirectory>
Gets the current SFTP remote directory
SFTP shell
<currentsftplocaldirectory>
Gets the current SFTP local directory
SFTP shell
<currentsftplocaldirectoryname>
Gets the current SFTP local directory name
SFTP shell
<newline>
This is the newline
Everywhere
<f:<foregroundcolor>>
Manipulates with the foreground color
Everywhere
<b:<backgroundcolor>>
Manipulates with the background color
Everywhere
<f:reset>
Resets the foreground color
Everywhere
<b:reset>
Resets the background color
Everywhere
<$<variable>>
Uses the UESH variable
Everywhere
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