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 ## powerlevel9k Theme for ZSH
 
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 Powerlevel9k is a theme for ZSH which uses [Powerline
 Fonts](https://github.com/powerline/fonts). It can be used with vanilla ZSH or
 ZSH frameworks such as [Oh-My-Zsh](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh),