z-bash

light-weight bash script for ps1 and alias, inspired by zsh

Features

• zsh alias (considered git completion)
• cd stack
• config up and down arrow key for history look up
• both agnoster and plain prompt available

Screenshots

agnoster

plain

Install

First check if __git_ps1 is available

__git_ps1
# or
command -v __git_ps1

If not, you may want to checkout /usr/lib/git-core/git-sh-prompt(Debian), /usr/share/git/completion/git-prompt.sh(Arch), /usr/share/git-core/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh(Fedora)

Or, take a look at this question: https://stackoverflow.com/q/15384025/8810271

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git clone https://github.com/AllanChain/z-bash ~/.z-bash

And put following lines in your .bashrc

Z_BASH_STYLE=agnoster # Optional, omitting this line means using plain prompt
. ~/.z-bash/z-bash.sh

FAQ

What if python venv modifies PS1?

Use reset_ps1 command to set it back

Customize

Show all segments of current prompt:

declare -f build_prompt

If your are using plain prompt, you will see something like:

build_prompt ()
{
    temp_prompt;
    clock_prompt;
    user_prompt;
    dir_prompt;
    git_prompt;
    end_prompt
}

And if your think there is too much info, just in your .bashrc, after sourcing z-bash, write:

build_prompt() {
    dir_prompt
    git_prompt
    end_prompt
}

that's much cleaner