Different bash prompt for different vi editing mode?

Question

When using vi mode (set -o vi) with Bash, it would be nice to have a prompt that depends on the mode you are currently in (insert or command). How does one find out this edi

Answer 1

for Multiline prompt like this image

my work arround is like this

my bash prompt

export PS1=" ┌錄 \[\e[32m\]\u\[\e[m\]\[\e[32m\]@\[\e[m\]\[\e[32m\]\h\[\e[m\] \w \\$ \n "

.inputrc

set show-mode-in-prompt on
set vi-ins-mode-string " └──錄 (ins):"
set vi-cmd-mode-string " └──錄 (cmd):"

hope this helped you