Changing PS1 with conda

Question

I want to change my prompt from ~ $ to ~ > when activating conda .

I tried using env_prompt: in .condarc but it displays > ~ $ instead of the desired ~ > prompt.

(The conda prompt is preceded by the original PS1)

Can someone provide an example on how to implement this in my .bashrc ?

Answer 1

Conda's changeps1 functionality is limited to prepending a string to the shell's PS1. This string can be specified using the configuration variable env_prompt (as OP indicates). For completeness, here is how to query the documentation:

env_prompt

$ conda config --describe env_prompt
# # env_prompt (str)
# #   Template for prompt modification based on the active environment.
# #   Currently supported template variables are '{prefix}', '{name}', and
# #   '{default_env}'. '{prefix}' is the absolute path to the active
# #   environment. '{name}' is the basename of the active environment
# #   prefix. '{default_env}' holds the value of '{name}' if the active
# #   environment is a conda named environment ('-n' flag), or otherwise
# #   holds the value of '{prefix}'. Templating uses python's str.format()
# #   method.
# # 
# env_prompt: '({default_env}) '

To customize other aspects of PS1, one must do this independently of Conda. That is, you will need to consult the documentation for your shell (eg, bash, zsh) or terminal.