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bash prompt
# This prompt inspired by gf3, sindresorhus, alrra, and mathiasbynens.
# but customized to me. <3
default_username='thomas'
# Colors
grey="\033[38;5;248m"
red="\033[38;5;196m"
orange="\033[38;5;208m"
blue="\033[38;5;75m"
if [[ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]]; then # quit now if in zsh
return 1 2> /dev/null || exit 1;
fi;
if [[ $COLORTERM = gnome-* && $TERM = xterm ]] && infocmp gnome-256color >/dev/null 2>&1; then
export TERM=gnome-256color
elif infocmp xterm-256color >/dev/null 2>&1; then
export TERM=xterm-256color
fi
set_prompts() {
local black="" blue="" bold="" cyan="" green="" orange="" \
purple="" red="" reset="" white="" yellow=""
local dateCmd=""
bold=""
reset="\e[0m"
black="\e[1;30m"
cyan="\e[1;36m"
green="\e[1;32m"
orange="\e[1;33m"
purple="\e[1;35m"
red="\e[1;31m"
magenta="\e[1;31m"
violet="\e[1;35m"
white="\e[1;37m"
yellow="\e[1;33m"
darkgrey="\033[38;5;238m"
grey="\033[38;5;248m"
red="\033[38;5;196m"
orange="\033[38;5;208m"
blue="\033[38;5;75m"
green="\033[38;5;76m"
# Only show username/host if not default
function usernamehost() {
# Highlight the user name when logged in as root.
if [[ "${USER}" == *"root" ]]; then
userStyle="${red}";
else
userStyle="${grey}";
fi;
userhost=""
userhost+="\[${userStyle}\]$USER"
userhost+="${darkgrey}@"
userhost+="${grey}$HOSTNAME"
userhost+="${darkgrey}:"
echo $userhost
}
function prompt_git() {
# this is >5x faster than mathias's.
# check if we're in a git repo. (fast)
git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree &>/dev/null || return
# check for what branch we're on. (fast)
# if… HEAD isn’t a symbolic ref (typical branch),
# then… get a tracking remote branch or tag
# otherwise… get the short SHA for the latest commit
# lastly just give up.
branchName="$(git symbolic-ref --quiet --short HEAD 2> /dev/null || \
git describe --all --exact-match HEAD 2> /dev/null || \
git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null || \
echo '(unknown)')";
# check if it's dirty (slow)
# technique via github.com/git/git/blob/355d4e173/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh#L472-L475
dirty=$(git diff --no-ext-diff --quiet --ignore-submodules --exit-code || echo -e "★")
ahaed=$(git st | grep ahead >> /dev/null && echo -e "⬆︎")
behind=$(git st | grep behind >> /dev/null && echo -e "⬇︎")
# mathias has a few more checks some may like:
# github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/a8bd0d4300/.bash_prompt#L30-L43
[ -n "${s}" ] && s=" [${s}]";
echo -e "${1}${branchName}${2}$dirty$unpushed$behind";
return
}
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# | Prompt string |
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
PS1="\[\033]0;\w\007\]" # terminal title (set to the current working directory)
#PS1+="\n\[$bold\]"
PS1+="\[$(usernamehost)\]" # username at host
PS1+="\[$blue\]\w" # working directory
#PS1+="\$(prompt_git \"$darkgrey:$orange\" \"$red\")" # git repository details
PS1+="\n"
PS1+="\[$reset$white\]\\[$reset\]"
export PS1
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# | Subshell prompt string |
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
export PS2="⚡ "
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# | Debug prompt string (when using `set -x`) |
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# When debugging a shell script via `set -x` this tricked-out prompt is used.
# The first character (+) is used and repeated for stack depth
# Then, we log the current time, filename and line number, followed by function name, followed by actual source line
# FWIW, I have spent hours attempting to get time-per-command in here, but it's not possible. ~paul
export PS4='+ \011\e[1;30m\t\011\e[1;34m${BASH_SOURCE}\e[0m:\e[1;36m${LINENO}\e[0m \011 ${FUNCNAME[0]:+\e[0;35m${FUNCNAME[0]}\e[1;30m()\e[0m:\011\011 }'
# shoutouts:
# https://github.com/dholm/dotshell/blob/master/.local/lib/sh/profile.sh is quite nice.
# zprof is also hot.
}
set_prompts
unset set_prompts
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