@ -92,149 +92,30 @@ varying terminal status indicators:
### Installation
There are two steps to start using this theme:
There are two installation steps to go from a lame terminal to a "Power Level
9000" terminal. Once you are done, you can optionally customize your prompt.
1. Install the Powerlevel9k theme.
2. Install Powerline-patched fonts.
3. [Optional] Configuration
To get the most out of Powerlevel9k, you need to install both the theme as well
as Powerline-patched fonts, if you don't have them installed already. If you
cannot install Powerline-patched fonts for some reason, follow the instructions
below for a `compatible` install.
[Installation Instructions ](https://github.com/bhilburn/powerlevel9k/wiki/Install-Instructions )
1. [Install the Powerlevel9k Theme ](https://github.com/bhilburn/powerlevel9k/wiki/Install-Instructions#step-1-install-powerlevel9k )
2. [Install Powerline-Patched Fonts ](https://github.com/bhilburn/powerlevel9k/wiki/Install-Instructions#step-2-install-powerline-fonts )
No configuration is necessary post-installation if you like the default
settings, but there is plenty of segment configuration available if you are
interested.
#### Step 1: Install Powerlevel9k
There are four ways to install and use the Powerlevel9k theme: vanilla ZSH,
Oh-My-Zsh, Prezto, and antigen. Do one of the following:
##### Option 1: Install for Vanilla ZSH
If you use just a vanilla ZSH install, simply clone this repository and
reference it in your `~/.zshrc` :
$ git clone https://github.com/bhilburn/powerlevel9k.git
$ echo 'source powerlevel9k/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme' >> ~/.zshrc
##### Option 2: Install for Oh-My-ZSH
To install this theme for
[Oh-My-Zsh ](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh ), clone this repository
into your OMZ `custom/themes` directory.
$ cd ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom
$ git clone https://github.com/bhilburn/powerlevel9k.git themes/powerlevel9k
You then need to select this theme in your `~/.zshrc` :
ZSH_THEME="powerlevel9k/powerlevel9k"
##### Option 3: Install for Prezto
To install this theme for use in Prezto, clone this repository into your
[Prezto ](https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto ) `prompt/external` directory.
$ cd ~.zprezto/modules/prompt/external
$ git clone https://github.com/bhilburn/powerlevel9k.git
$ ln -s powerlevel9k/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme ../functions/prompt_powerlevel9k_setup
You then need to select this theme in your `~/.zpreztorc` :
zstyle ':prezto:module:prompt' theme 'powerlevel9k'
##### Option 4: Install for antigen
If you prefer [antigen ](https://github.com/zsh-users/antigen ), just add this
theme to the antigen config in your `~/.zshrc` :
$ echo 'antigen theme bhilburn/powerlevel9k powerlevel9k' >> ~/.zshrc
$ echo 'antigen apply' >> ~/.zshrc
Note that you should define any customizations before calling `antigen theme`
(i.e. setting the `POWERLEVEL9K_*` variables) in your `.zshrc` .
#### Step 2: Install Powerline Fonts
Technically, you don't *have* to install Powerline fonts. If you are using
a font that has some of the basic glyphs we need, you can use the theme in
`compatible` mode - see the third option, below.
To get the most out of theme, though, you'll want Powerline-patched fonts. There
are two varieties of these: 'Powerline Fonts' and 'Awesome Powerline
Fonts'. The latter includes additional glyphs that aren't required for a normal
install.
Do one of the following:
##### Option 1: Install Powerline Fonts
You can find the [installation instructions for Powerline Fonts here]
(https://powerline.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation/linux.html#fonts-installation).
You can also find the raw font files [in this Github
repository](https://github.com/powerline/fonts) if you want to manually install
them for your OS.
After you have installed Powerline fonts, make the default font in your terminal
emulator the Powerline font you want to use.
This is the default mode for `Powerlevel9k` , and no further configuration is
necessary.
**N.B.:** If Powerlevel9k is not working properly, it is almost always the case
that the fonts were not properly installed, or you have not configured your
terminal to use a Powerline-patched font!
##### Option 2: Install Awesome Powerline Fonts
Alternatively, you can install [Awesome Powerline
Fonts](https://github.com/gabrielelana/awesome-terminal-fonts), which provide
a number of additional glyphs.
You then need to indicate that you wish to use the additional glyphs by defining
the following in your `~/.zshrc` :
POWERLEVEL9K_MODE='awesome-fontconfig'
If you chose to use already patched fonts, use instead :
POWERLEVEL9K_MODE='awesome-patched'
settings, but there are plenty of segment customization options available if you
are interested.
If you choose to make use of this, your prompt will look something like this:
### Customization
Note that if you prefer flat segment transitions, you can use the following with
`Awesome Powerline Fonts` installed:
POWERLEVEL9K_MODE='flat'
Which looks like this:
##### Option 3: Compatible Mode
This option is best if you prefer not to install additional fonts. This option
will work out-of-the-box if your your terminal font supports the segment
separator characters `\uE0B0` (left segment separator) and `\uE0B2` (right
segment separator).
All you need to do to in this case is install the `Powerlevel9k` theme itself,
as explained above, and then define the following in your `~/.zshrc` :
POWERLEVEL9K_MODE='compatible'
Note that depending on your terminal font, this may still not render
appropriately. This configuration should be used as a back-up.
#### Customizing Prompt Segments
Customizing your prompt is easy! Select the segments you want to have displayed,
and then assign them to either the left or right prompt by adding the following
variables to your `~/.zshrc` . If you don't customize this, the below
configuration is the default:
### Segment Customization
POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(context dir rbenv vcs)
POWERLEVEL9K_RIGHT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(status history time)
Customizing your prompt is easy! Select the segments you want to have displayed,
and then assign them to either the left or right prompt. The segments that are
currently available are:
#### Available Prompt Segments
The segments that are currently available are:
* **aws** - The current AWS profile, if active (more info below)
* **context** - Your username and host (more info below)
@ -255,13 +136,8 @@ currently available are:
* **virtualenv** - Your Python [VirtualEnv ](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/ ).
* **vcs** - Information about this `git` or `hg` repository (if you are in one).
To specify which segments you want, just add the following variables to your
`~/.zshrc` . If you don't customize this, the below configuration is the default:
POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(context dir rbenv vcs)
POWERLEVEL9K_RIGHT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(status history time)
#### The AWS Profile Segment
##### aws
If you would like to display the [current AWS
profile](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/installing.html), add
@ -270,7 +146,7 @@ your `~/.zshrc`:
export AWS_DEFAULT_PROFILE=< profile_name >
#### The 'context' Segmen t
##### contex t
The `context` segment (user@host string) is conditional. This lets you enable it, but only display
it if you are not your normal user or on a remote host (basically, only print it
@ -281,7 +157,7 @@ elements (it is by default), and define a `DEFAULT_USER` in your `~/.zshrc`:
export DEFAULT_USER=< your username >
#### The 'dir' segment
##### dir
The `dir` segment shows the current working directory. You can limit the output
to a certain length:
@ -301,7 +177,7 @@ In each case you have to specify the length you want to shorten the directory
to. So in some cases `POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH` means characters, in
others whole directories.
#### The 'ip' segment
##### ip
This segment shows you your current internal IP address. It tries to examine
all currently used network interfaces and prints the first address it finds.
@ -310,7 +186,24 @@ network interface by setting:
POWERLEVEL9K_IP_INTERFACE="eth0"
#### The 'time' segment
##### rspec_tests
See [Unit Test Ratios ](#unit-test-ratios ), below.
##### status
This segment shows the return code of the last command, and the presence of any
background jobs. By default, this segment will always print, but you can
customize it to only print if there is an error or a forked job by setting the
following variable in your `~/.zshrc` .
POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_VERBOSE=false
##### symphony2_tests
See [Unit Test Ratios ](#unit-test-ratios ), below.
##### time
By default the time is show in 'H:M:S' format. If you want to change it,
just set another format in your `~/.zshrc` . As an example, this is a reversed
@ -325,43 +218,7 @@ segment, as well:
# Output time, date, and a symbol from the "Awesome Powerline Font" set
POWERLEVEL9K_TIME_FORMAT="%D{%H:%M:%S \uE868 %d.%m.%y}"
#### Showing Status
Usually we display always the status, and in case a command failed, the return
code of the last executed program. In case you want to display the status only
if something special happend, you can set `POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_VERBOSE=false`
in your `~/.zshrc` .
#### Unit Test Ratios
The `symfony2_tests` and `rspec_tests` segments both show a ratio of "real"
classes vs test classes in your source code. This is just a very simple ratio,
and does not show your code coverage or any sophisticated stats. All this does
is count your source files and test files, and calculate the ratio between them.
Just enough to give you a quick overview about the test situation of the project
you are dealing with.
#### VI-Mode Indicator
This Segment shows the current mode of your ZSH. If you want to use your ZSH in
VI-Mode, you need to configure it separatly in your `~/.zshrc` :
# VI-Mode
# general activation
bindkey -v
# set some nice hotkeys
bindkey '^P' up-history
bindkey '^N' down-history
bindkey '^?' backward-delete-char
bindkey '^h' backward-delete-char
bindkey '^w' backward-kill-word
bindkey '^r' history-incremental-search-backward
# make it more responsive
export KEYTIMEOUT=1
#### The 'vcs' Segment
##### vcs
By default, the `vcs` segment will provide quite a bit of information. If you
would also like for it to display the current hash / changeset, simply define
@ -380,7 +237,7 @@ You can also disable the branch icon in your prompt by setting
# Hide the branch icon
POWERLEVEL9K_HIDE_BRANCH_ICON=true
##### Symbols
**vcs Symbols**
The `vcs` segment uses various symbols to tell you the state of your repository.
These symbols depend on your installed font and selected `POWERLEVEL9K_MODE`
@ -401,6 +258,36 @@ from the [Installation](#Installation) section above.
| None | None |  | Repository is a git repository
| None | None |  | Repository is a Mercurial repository
##### vi_mode
This Segment shows the current mode of your ZSH. If you want to use your ZSH in
VI-Mode, you need to configure it separately in your `~/.zshrc` :
# VI-Mode
# general activation
bindkey -v
# set some nice hotkeys
bindkey '^P' up-history
bindkey '^N' down-history
bindkey '^?' backward-delete-char
bindkey '^h' backward-delete-char
bindkey '^w' backward-kill-word
bindkey '^r' history-incremental-search-backward
# make it more responsive
export KEYTIMEOUT=1
#### Unit Test Ratios
The `symfony2_tests` and `rspec_tests` segments both show a ratio of "real"
classes vs test classes in your source code. This is just a very simple ratio,
and does not show your code coverage or any sophisticated stats. All this does
is count your source files and test files, and calculate the ratio between them.
Just enough to give you a quick overview about the test situation of the project
you are dealing with.
### Styling
You can configure the look and feel of your prompt easily with some built-in
@ -519,63 +406,3 @@ your prompt even further. These Segments are `context`, `vcs`, `rspec_stats`,
# symfony2_tests for poor test coverage
POWERLEVEL9K_SYMFONY2_TESTS_BAD_FOREGROUND='red'
POWERLEVEL9K_SYMFONY2_TESTS_BAD_BACKGROUND='white'
### Troubleshooting
Here are some fixes to some common problems.
#### Gaps Between Segments
You can see this issue in the screenshot, below:
Thankfully, this is easy to fix. This happens if you have successfully installed
Powerline fonts, but did not make a Powerline font the default font in your
terminal emulator (e.g., 'terminator', 'gnome-terminal', 'konsole', etc.,).
#### Segment Colors are Wrong
If the color display within your terminal seems off, it's possible you are using
a reduced color set. You can check this by invoking `echotc Co` in your
terminal, which should yield `256` . If you see something different, try setting
`xterm-256color` in your `~/.zshrc` :
TERM=xterm-256color
#### Strange Characters in prompt
If your prompt shows strange character like this:
it is most likely that you set `POWERLEVEL9K_MODE="awesome-patched"` , but
did not install an [awesome-font ](https://github.com/gabrielelana/awesome-terminal-fonts ). For most other modes, you need a [powerline-patched ](https://github.com/powerline/fonts ) font.
### Meta
#### Kudos
This theme wouldn't have happened without inspiration from the original
[agnoster ](https://github.com/agnoster/agnoster-zsh-theme ) ZSH theme.
Before creating this theme, I also tried [jeremyFreeAgent's
theme](https://github.com/jeremyFreeAgent/oh-my-zsh-powerline-theme) and
[maverick2000's theme, ZSH2000 ](https://github.com/maverick2000/zsh2000 ).
#### Developing
Documentation for developers is kept on the [Powerlevel9k Github
wiki](https://github.com/bhilburn/powerlevel9k/wiki/Developer's-Guide).
#### Contributions / Bugs / Contact
If you have any requests or bug reports, please use the tracker in this Github
repository.
I'm happy to accept code contributions from anyone who has a bug fix, new
feature, or just a general improvement! Please submit your contribution as
a Github pull-request.
If you would like to contact me directly, you can find my e-mail address on my
[Github profile page ](https://github.com/bhilburn ).
Ben Hilburn
9 years ago