A registry file to use the Cobalt2 color scheme in the Windows Command Line. Also changes Bash for Ubuntu for Windows!
Download cobalt2.reg to anywhere on your file system. Double click and a voila, pretty colors inside your Windows command line.
Q: Help! I ran the registry file, but whenever I hit Windows and type cmd I still get the default colors! is it not working?
A: Turns out the shortcut in Windows is caching the old variables. An easy fix is to delete the shortcut for Command Prompt under %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools and remake a similar one from cmd.exe under C:\WINDOWS\system32.
After that you should no longer be getting the old color scheme in command prompt.
Q: Help! I ran the registry file, but whenever I hit Windows and type bash I still get the default colors! is it not working?
A: Same as the answer above! Some of the options are a little different though.
Remove the file Bash on Ubuntu on Windows from %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs and remake a similar one from bash.exe under C:\WINDOWS\system32.
Then change the properties of the link to the following options:
- Target:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\bash.exe ~ - Start in:
- Comment:
Shortcut to bash.exe
If you want the icon back click Change Icon... and set the target to %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\lxss\bash.ico.
That should do it, good as new!
Q: I want the old colors back!
A: Under the Attribution P4 has made some other Color schemes for Windows Command Prompt. It also has the defaults, run that and it should be fine.
Original theme Cobalt2 by @wesbos
Code based on Color schemes for Windows Command Prompt by P4