From 4c713dae6c205cbebeeb4212f46153b3a5beaeb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: romkatv Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:26:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] it is up to 3 background processes now --- README.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index adcbbb78..2a854d70 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -191,11 +191,13 @@ Raspberry Pie. ## FAQ -### Why does Powerlevel10k spawn two extra processes? +### Why does Powerlevel10k spawn extra processes? Powerlevel10k uses [gitstatus](https://github.com/romkatv/gitstatus) as the backend behind `vcs` -prompt; gitstatus spawns `gitstatusd` and zsh. See [gitstatus](https://github.com/romkatv/gitstatus) -for details. +prompt; gitstatus spawns `gitstatusd` and `zsh`. See +[gitstatus](https://github.com/romkatv/gitstatus) for details. Powerlevel10k spawns another `zsh` +if `POWERLEVEL9K_EXPERIMENTAL_TIME_REALTIME` is set to `true` or `background_jobs` segment is +enabled. This is used to trigger prompt refresh. ### Does Powerlevel10k always render exactly the same prompt with the same config?