From 27feb6fec7c264f0f151e7f1a2ad23d55441689f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Hilburn Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 15:33:32 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] adding README file for Github --- README.md | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 76 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..70724b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +## powerlevel9k Theme for Oh-My-Zsh + +This is a theme for [Oh-My-Zsh](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh). This +theme uses [Powerline Fonts](https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline-fonts), thus +giving you the most bad-ass terminal styling in the universe (as of 2015 C.E.). + +Look like an 1337 hacker. Use powerlevel9k. + +In addition to looking amazing, this theme actually provides a lot of useful +information. + +### Features + +* Shows lots of information about Git repositories, including: + * branch / tag name + * current action status (rebasing, merging, etc.,) + * being behind / ahead of your remote + * various local working tree statuses +* Shows command number in right-prompt (so you can `$ !` to re-run) +* Shows return-code of command if it is an error code +* Shows system time in right-prompt +* Indicates background jobs with a gear +* Will conditionally display the `user@host` string + +**If you would like an OMZ theme that provides most of the same features but +doesn't require Powerline fonts, check out the sister font, +[hackersaurus](https://github.com/bhilburn/hackersaurus).** + +These screenshots should give you an idea of what `powerlevel9k` looks like: + +![](http://bhilburn.org/content/images/2014/12/powerlevel9k.png) + +![](http://bhilburn.org/content/images/2015/01/pl9k-improved.png) + + +### Installation + +First, you need to install Powerline Fonts. You can find the installation +instructions +here](https://powerline.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation/linux.html#fonts-installation). +You can also find the raw font files [in this Github +repository](https://github.com/powerline/fonts). + +To install this theme, drop the `.zsh-theme` file into your `.oh-my-zsh/themes` +directory. A better form of installation is to clone this repository and then +create a symlink in your 'themes' directory: + + $ git clone https://github.com/bhilburn/hackersaurus.git + $ ln -s hackersaurus.git/hackersaurus.zsh-theme ~/.oh-my-zsh/themes/hackersaurus.zsh-theme + +Note that *you cannot clone this repository into your `~/.oh-my-zsh/themes/` directory*. +Oh-My-Zsh does not traverse subdirectories for themes, and will not find your theme. + +You then need to select it in your `~/.zshrc`: + + ZSH_THEME="hackersaurus" + +If you do not want to display the `user@host` string, you should also put this +in your `~/.zshrc`: + + export DEFAULT_USER= + +### History + +This theme was first announced [on my +blog](http://bhilburn.org/powerlevel9k-oh-my-zsh-theme/) in December of 2014. At +the time, the theme was missing some of the more advanced Git information. [Tom +Upton](http://www.thomasupton.com/) then helped me get things fixed up with [his +`vcs_info` hooks](https://github.com/tupton/dotfiles/blob/master/zsh/zshrc). + + +### Bugs / Contact + +If you have any requests or bug reports, please use the tracker in this Github +repository. +