diff --git a/custom/misc.zsh b/custom/misc.zsh
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+# Customize to your needs...
+if [ -d ~/bin ] ; then
+	PATH=~/bin:"${PATH}"
+fi
+
+if [ -d ~/lib ] ; then
+	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/lib:"${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+	MONO_PATH=~/lib:"${MONO_PATH}"
+	PERL5LIB=~/lib/perl5:"${PERL5LIB}"
+	PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$HOME/lib/pkgconfig:"${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}"
+fi
+
+if [ -d ~/share ] ; then
+	PERL5LIB=~/share/perl5:"${PERL5LIB}"
+	MANPATH=~/share/man:"${MANPATH}"
+fi
+
+# local manpages
+if [ -d /opt/local/man ] ; then
+	MANPATH=$MANPATH:/opt/local/man
+fi
+
+#homebrew stuff
+if [ -d /usr/local/bin ] ; then
+	PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
+fi
+if [ -d /usr/local/sbin ] ; then
+	PATH=/usr/local/sbin:$PATH
+fi
+
+alias aquamacs='/Applications/Aquamacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Aquamacs'
+
+export EDITOR='/Applications/Aquamacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Aquamacs'
+
+export PATH MANPATH MONO_PATH PERL5LIB PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+
+setopt complete_in_word       # ~/Dev/pro -> <Tab> -> ~/Development/project
+setopt dvorak                 # use spelling correction for dv keyboards
+setopt hist_ignore_dups     # when I run a command several times, only store one
+setopt hist_no_functions    # don't show function definitions in history
+setopt hist_reduce_blanks   # reduce whitespace in history
+setopt hist_verify          # ask me before running a command line with history sub
+setopt interactive_comments # why not?
+setopt list_types           # show ls -F style marks in file completion
+setopt no_beep              # don't beep on error
+setopt numeric_glob_sort    # when globbing numbered files, use real counting
+
+bindkey -e # use emacs keymap
+
+export LANG="C"
+# this is for svn
+export LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
+export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
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diff --git a/themes/jupp.zsh-theme b/themes/jupp.zsh-theme
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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+# this is based on the muse theme, but modified by jupp0r at gmail.com
+
+setopt promptsubst
+
+autoload -U add-zsh-hook
+
+PROMPT_SUCCESS_COLOR=$FG[117]
+PROMPT_FAILURE_COLOR=$FG[124]
+PROMPT_VCS_INFO_COLOR=$FG[242]
+PROMPT_DATE_COLOR=$FG[118]
+PROMPT_DIR_COLOR=$FG[142]
+PROMPT_DATE_BOUNDARY_COLOR=$FG[117]
+PROMPT_PROMPT=$FG[077]
+GIT_DIRTY_COLOR=$FG[133]
+GIT_CLEAN_COLOR=$FG[118]
+GIT_PROMPT_INFO=$FG[012]
+
+PROMPT='%(0?..%{$PROMPT_FAILURE_COLOR%}%?%{$reset_color%} )%{$PROMPT_SUCCESS_COLOR%}%n@%m %{$PROMPT_DIR_COLOR%}%~%{$reset_color%} %{$GIT_PROMPT_INFO%}$(git_prompt_info)%{$GIT_DIRTY_COLOR%}$(git_prompt_status) %{$reset_color%}%{$PROMPT_PROMPT%}ᐅ%{$reset_color%} '
+RPROMPT='     %{$PROMPT_DATE_BOUNDARY_COLOR%}<%{$PROMPT_DATE_COLOR%} %* %W %{$PROMPT_DATE_BOUNDARY_COLOR%}>%{$reset_color%} '
+
+#RPS1="${return_code}"
+
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="("
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="%{$GIT_PROMPT_INFO%})"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY=" %{$GIT_DIRTY_COLOR%}✘"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN=" %{$GIT_CLEAN_COLOR%}✔"
+
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_ADDED="%{$FG[082]%}✚%{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_MODIFIED="%{$FG[166]%}✹%{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DELETED="%{$FG[160]%}✖%{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_RENAMED="%{$FG[220]%}➜%{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNMERGED="%{$FG[082]%}═%{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNTRACKED="%{$FG[190]%}✭%{$reset_color%}"