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+# This is a theme that tends to be smaller than minimal, but it still has some neat features:
+# * if the working directory is a git repository, you'll see a '±'
+# * git status is shown by the color of the '±'
+# * you'll only ever see the branch name it isn't master
+
+function collapse_pwd {
+  echo `pwd | sed -e "s,^$HOME,~,"`
+}
+
+function prompt_character {
+  # if you're in a git branch, the prompt character is '±'
+  # (this is handled by git_colors)
+  git branch >> /dev/null 2>> /dev/null && echo "%{$fg[`git_colors`]%}±%{$reset_color%}" && return
+  # else, it's a blank space
+  echo " "
+}
+
+function git_colors {
+  # if everything has been committed, return 'green'
+  git status | grep "nothing to commit (working directory clean)" >> /dev/null && echo 'green' \
+    && return
+  # if it's dirty, return 'rd'
+  git status | grep "# Changes not staged for commit:" >> /dev/null && echo 'red' && return
+  git status | grep "# Untracked files:" >> /dev/null && echo 'red' && return
+  # if everything is staged, return 'magenta'
+  echo 'magenta'
+}
+
+function git_branch {
+  # only actually echo anything if this is a git repo and the branch isn't master
+  local cb=$(current_branch)
+  if [ -n "$cb" ]; then
+    if [ "$cb" != "master" ]; then
+      echo "[`current_branch`] "
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+PROMPT='$(collapse_pwd) %{$fg[cyan]%}$(git_branch)%{$reset_color%}$(prompt_character) » '