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:

PlaceholderDescriptionUsages

<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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