diff --git a/themes/maskedsyntax.zsh-theme b/themes/maskedsyntax.zsh-theme
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+autoload -Uz colors && colors
+
+autoload -Uz vcs_info
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*' check-for-changes true
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*' unstagedstr '%F{red}*'   # display this when there are unstaged changes
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*' stagedstr '%F{yellow}+'  # display this when there are staged changes
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*' actionformats '%F{5}(%F{2}%b%F{3}|%F{1}%a%c%u%m%F{5})%f '
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*' formats '%F{5}(%F{2}%b%c%u%m%F{5})%f '
+zstyle ':vcs_info:svn:*' branchformat '%b'
+zstyle ':vcs_info:svn:*' actionformats '%F{5}(%F{2}%b%F{1}:%{3}%i%F{3}|%F{1}%a%c%u%m%F{5})%f '
+zstyle ':vcs_info:svn:*' formats '%F{5}(%F{2}%b%F{1}:%F{3}%i%c%u%m%F{5})%f '
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*' enable git cvs svn
+zstyle ':vcs_info:git*+set-message:*' hooks untracked-git
+
++vi-untracked-git() {
+  if command git status --porcelain 2>/dev/null | command grep -q '??'; then
+    hook_com[misc]='%F{red}?'
+  else
+    hook_com[misc]=''
+  fi
+}
+
+gentoo_precmd() {
+  vcs_info
+}
+
+autoload -U add-zsh-hook
+add-zsh-hook precmd gentoo_precmd
+
+PROMPT='[%F{red}%n%f%F{white}@%F{cyan}%m%f %F{magenta}%~%f] ${vcs_info_msg_0_}$ '