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Favorite Linux Prompts? (programming.dev)
submitted 2 years ago by catch22@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev
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I was curious as to what prompts people find are the best for development? I'm looking for a change from the generic debian:

PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '

Which yields:

dell-xps-13@pop-os:~$

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[–] Hexarei@programming.dev 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use zsh for my shell, with powerlevel10k as my prompt. It's gorgeous and has an interactice condigurator on first start. It includes stuff like git repo branch and status, python venv, aws profile... I've used it for years and loved it the whole time.

Here's what mine looks like

[–] Andy@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago

No doubt p10k is excellent, and the dev knows what he's doing and helps others a lot.

Another great zsh prompt with a simpler implementation is agkozak's: https://github.com/agkozak/agkozak-zsh-prompt

[–] quixoticWoodpecker@mander.xyz 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Personally, I like starship, and how it's consistent across different shells. I mostly use defaults, but with line break before command.

[–] GauravDas@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wasn't aware of starship. It looks great and even supports Powershell! Do you have any font recommendations to go along with it?

[–] quixoticWoodpecker@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

I use Fira Code, but any font patched with Nerd Fonts will do.

[–] echindod@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

I wrote my own! But you probably don't want to use it, I am sure it only works for me. But hey! It was fun! https://github.com/e2dubba/liteprompt

[–] odium@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago

Fish with starship

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have randomized oh-my-zsh prompts when using zsh, and the default starship prompt when using bash

[–] zygo_histo_morpheus@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you have a random oh-my-zsh prompt everytime you use zsh? That sounds maddening haha, what's the appeal?

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Like many things, I have no idea why I'm doing it.

[–] anzo@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Sounds fun! 😊

[–] Rade0nfighter@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No so much a prompt but I love Neofetch.

Looks nice with starship as well - https://itsfoss.com/starship/.

[–] jw13@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I use Liquid Prompt with the powerline theme.

[–] ExperimentalGuy@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What's a Linux prompt

[–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

op means shell prompt