UNIX/LINUX - Customized bash prompt

If you want your bash prompt to look like this:

[10:27:57 AM] hostname:~/some_dir
$

Put this in your .bashrc:

function proml
{
 local BLACK="\[\033[0;30m\]"
 local RED="\[\033[1;31m\]"
 local GREEN="\[\033[0;32m\]"
 local YELLOW="\[\033[1;33m\]"
 local BLUE="\[\033[0;34m\]"
 local PURPLE="\[\033[0;35m\]"
 local CYAN="\[\033[1;36m\]"
 local WHITE="\[\033[1;37m\]"

 case $TERM in
  xterm*)
  local TITLEBAR='\[\033]0;\h:\w\007\]'
  ;;
  ansi*)
  local TITLEBAR='\[\033]0;\h:\w\007\]'
  ;;
 *)
  local TITLEBAR=''
  ;;
 esac

  PS1="${TITLEBAR}
${GREEN}[\$(date +%r)] ${RED}\h:${YELLOW}\w\
${WHITE}\n$ "
  PS2='> '
  PS4='+ '
}
proml

You can change the colors and other properties as well.