As part of my performance-optimized ZSH setup, I use Powerlevel10k for its exceptional speed and rich customization options. This prompt configuration strikes the perfect balance between functionality and visual clarity—showing essential information without overwhelming the terminal.
Note: While the maintainer announced that Powerlevel10k isn't being actively developed, it remains the superior choice for ZSH prompts. Its maturity, speed, and feature completeness are unmatched—alternatives like Starship or Oh My Posh simply can't compete with its performance. Don't take my word for it: see the performance benchmark we ran with our full ZSH config including Powerlevel10k.
Overview
This is the exact Powerlevel10k setup I use in my speed‑first Zsh. If you want the full shell config it plugs into (deferred plugins, fzf‑tab, autosuggestions, etc.), see my Zsh config post: /notes/zsh-config.
Configuration File
The complete .p10k.zsh configuration:
# Generated by Powerlevel10k configuration wizard on 2024-02-19 at 12:58 CET.
# Based on romkatv/powerlevel10k/config/p10k-lean.zsh, checksum 52020.
# Wizard options: nerdfont-v3 + powerline, large icons, unicode, lean, 2 lines,
# disconnected, no frame, sparse, many icons, fluent, transient_prompt,
# instant_prompt=verbose.
# Type `p10k configure` to generate another config.
#
# Config for Powerlevel10k with lean prompt style. Type `p10k configure` to generate
# your own config based on it.
#
# Tip: Looking for a nice color? Here's a one-liner to print colormap.
#
# for i in {0..255}; do print -Pn "%K{$i} %k%F{$i}${(l:3::0:)i}%f " ${${(M)$((i%6)):#3}:+$'\n'}; done
# Temporarily change options.
'builtin' 'local' '-a' 'p10k_config_opts'
[[ ! -o 'aliases' ]] || p10k_config_opts+=('aliases')
[[ ! -o 'sh_glob' ]] || p10k_config_opts+=('sh_glob')
[[ ! -o 'no_brace_expand' ]] || p10k_config_opts+=('no_brace_expand')
'builtin' 'setopt' 'no_aliases' 'no_sh_glob' 'brace_expand'
() {
emulate -L zsh -o extended_glob
# Unset all configuration options. This allows you to apply configuration changes without
# restarting zsh. Edit ~/.p10k.zsh and type `source ~/.p10k.zsh`.
unset -m '(POWERLEVEL9K_*|DEFAULT_USER)~POWERLEVEL9K_GITSTATUS_DIR'
# Zsh >= 5.1 is required.
[[ $ZSH_VERSION == (5.<1->*|<6->.*) ]] || return
# Prompt colors.
local grey='244'
local red='#FF5C57'
local green='#00cc00' # 40
local yellow='#F3F99D'
local blue='#57C7FF'
local magenta='#FF6AC1'
local cyan='#9AEDFE'
local white='#F1F1F0'
# The list of segments shown on the left. Fill it with the most important segments.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(
# =========================[ Line #1 ]=========================
dir # current directory
vcs # git status
command_execution_time # duration of the last command
# =========================[ Line #2 ]=========================
newline # \n
virtualenv # python virtual environment (https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html)
prompt_char # prompt symbol
)
# The list of segments shown on the right. Fill it with less important segments.
# Right prompt on the last prompt line (where you are typing your commands) gets
# automatically hidden when the input line reaches it. Right prompt above the
# last prompt line gets hidden if it would overlap with left prompt.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_RIGHT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(
# =========================[ Line #1 ]=========================
status # exit code of the last command
node_version # node.js version
aws # aws profile (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html)
# =========================[ Line #2 ]=========================
# newline # \n
)
# Defines character set used by powerlevel10k. It's best to let `p10k configure` set it for you.
# typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_MODE=nerdfont-v3
# When set to `moderate`, some icons will have an extra space after them. This is meant to avoid
# icon overlap when using non-monospace fonts. When set to `none`, spaces are not added.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_ICON_PADDING=moderate
# Basic style options that define the overall look of your prompt. You probably don't want to
# change them.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND= # transparent background
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_{LEFT,RIGHT}_{LEFT,RIGHT}_WHITESPACE= # no surrounding whitespace
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_{LEFT,RIGHT}_SUBSEGMENT_SEPARATOR=' ' # separate segments with a space
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_{LEFT,RIGHT}_SEGMENT_SEPARATOR= # no end-of-line symbol
# When set to true, icons appear before content on both sides of the prompt. When set
# to false, icons go after content. If empty or not set, icons go before content in the left
# prompt and after content in the right prompt.
#
# You can also override it for a specific segment:
#
# POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_ICON_BEFORE_CONTENT=false
#
# Or for a specific segment in specific state:
#
# POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_NOT_WRITABLE_ICON_BEFORE_CONTENT=false
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_ICON_BEFORE_CONTENT=true
# Add an empty line before each prompt.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ADD_NEWLINE=true
# Connect left prompt lines with these symbols.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_FIRST_PROMPT_PREFIX=
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_NEWLINE_PROMPT_PREFIX=
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_LAST_PROMPT_PREFIX=
# Connect right prompt lines with these symbols.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_FIRST_PROMPT_SUFFIX=
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_NEWLINE_PROMPT_SUFFIX=
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_LAST_PROMPT_SUFFIX=
# The left end of left prompt.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_FIRST_SEGMENT_START_SYMBOL=
# The right end of right prompt.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_RIGHT_PROMPT_LAST_SEGMENT_END_SYMBOL=
# Ruler, a.k.a. the horizontal line before each prompt. If you set it to true, you'll
# probably want to set POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ADD_NEWLINE=false above and
# POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_FIRST_PROMPT_GAP_CHAR=' ' below.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHOW_RULER=false
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_RULER_CHAR='─' # reasonable alternative: '·'
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_RULER_FOREGROUND=242
# Filler between left and right prompt on the first prompt line. You can set it to '·' or '─'
# to make it easier to see the alignment between left and right prompt and to separate prompt
# from command output. It serves the same purpose as ruler (see above) without increasing
# the number of prompt lines. You'll probably want to set POWERLEVEL9K_SHOW_RULER=false
# if using this. You might also like POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ADD_NEWLINE=false for more compact
# prompt.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_FIRST_PROMPT_GAP_CHAR=' '
if [[ $POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_FIRST_PROMPT_GAP_CHAR != ' ' ]]; then
# The color of the filler.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_MULTILINE_FIRST_PROMPT_GAP_FOREGROUND=242
# Add a space between the end of left prompt and the filler.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_LAST_SEGMENT_END_SYMBOL=' '
# Add a space between the filler and the start of right prompt.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_RIGHT_PROMPT_FIRST_SEGMENT_START_SYMBOL=' '
# Start filler from the edge of the screen if there are no left segments on the first line.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_EMPTY_LINE_LEFT_PROMPT_FIRST_SEGMENT_END_SYMBOL='%{%}'
# End filler on the edge of the screen if there are no right segments on the first line.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_EMPTY_LINE_RIGHT_PROMPT_FIRST_SEGMENT_START_SYMBOL='%{%}'
fi
################################[ prompt_char: prompt symbol ]################################
# Green prompt symbol if the last command succeeded.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_CHAR_OK_{VIINS,VICMD,VIVIS,VIOWR}_FOREGROUND=$magenta
# Red prompt symbol if the last command failed.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_CHAR_ERROR_{VIINS,VICMD,VIVIS,VIOWR}_FOREGROUND=$red
# Default prompt symbol.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_CHAR_{OK,ERROR}_VIINS_CONTENT_EXPANSION='❯'
# Prompt symbol in command vi mode.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_CHAR_{OK,ERROR}_VICMD_CONTENT_EXPANSION='❮'
# Prompt symbol in visual vi mode.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_CHAR_{OK,ERROR}_VIVIS_CONTENT_EXPANSION='V'
# Prompt symbol in overwrite vi mode.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_CHAR_{OK,ERROR}_VIOWR_CONTENT_EXPANSION='▶'
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_CHAR_OVERWRITE_STATE=true
# No line terminator if prompt_char is the last segment.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_CHAR_LEFT_PROMPT_LAST_SEGMENT_END_SYMBOL=''
# No line introducer if prompt_char is the first segment.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_CHAR_LEFT_PROMPT_FIRST_SEGMENT_START_SYMBOL=
##################################[ dir: current directory ]##################################
# Default current directory color.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_FOREGROUND=$blue
# If directory is too long, shorten some of its segments to the shortest possible unique
# prefix. The shortened directory can be tab-completed to the original.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY=truncate_to_unique
# Replace removed segment suffixes with this symbol.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER=
# Color of the shortened directory segments.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_SHORTENED_FOREGROUND=$blue
# Color of the anchor directory segments. Anchor segments are never shortened. The first
# segment is always an anchor.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_ANCHOR_FOREGROUND=$cyan
# Display anchor directory segments in bold.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_ANCHOR_BOLD=true
# Don't shorten directories that contain any of these files. They are anchors.
local anchor_files=(
.bzr
.citc
.git
.hg
.node-version
.python-version
.go-version
.ruby-version
.lua-version
.java-version
.perl-version
.php-version
.tool-versions
.mise.toml
.shorten_folder_marker
.svn
.terraform
CVS
Cargo.toml
composer.json
go.mod
package.json
stack.yaml
)
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER="(${(j:|:)anchor_files})"
# If set to "first" ("last"), remove everything before the first (last) subdirectory that contains
# files matching $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER. For example, when the current directory is
# /foo/bar/git_repo/nested_git_repo/baz, prompt will display git_repo/nested_git_repo/baz (first)
# or nested_git_repo/baz (last). This assumes that git_repo and nested_git_repo contain markers
# and other directories don't.
#
# Optionally, "first" and "last" can be followed by ":<offset>" where <offset> is an integer.
# This moves the truncation point to the right (positive offset) or to the left (negative offset)
# relative to the marker. Plain "first" and "last" are equivalent to "first:0" and "last:0"
# respectively.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER=false
# Don't shorten this many last directory segments. They are anchors.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=1
# Shorten directory if it's longer than this even if there is space for it. The value can
# be either absolute (e.g., '80') or a percentage of terminal width (e.g, '50%'). If empty,
# directory will be shortened only when prompt doesn't fit or when other parameters demand it
# (see POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_MIN_COMMAND_COLUMNS and POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_MIN_COMMAND_COLUMNS_PCT below).
# If set to `0`, directory will always be shortened to its minimum length.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_MAX_LENGTH=80
# When `dir` segment is on the last prompt line, try to shorten it enough to leave at least this
# many columns for typing commands.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_MIN_COMMAND_COLUMNS=40
# When `dir` segment is on the last prompt line, try to shorten it enough to leave at least
# COLUMNS * POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_MIN_COMMAND_COLUMNS_PCT * 0.01 columns for typing commands.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_MIN_COMMAND_COLUMNS_PCT=50
# If set to true, embed a hyperlink into the directory. Useful for quickly
# opening a directory in the file manager simply by clicking the link.
# Can also be handy when the directory is shortened, as it allows you to see
# the full directory that was used in previous commands.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_HYPERLINK=false
#####################################[ vcs: git status ]######################################
# Branch icon. Set this parameter to '\UE0A0 ' for the popular Powerline branch icon.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_BRANCH_ICON='\uF126 '
# Untracked files icon. It's really a question mark, your font isn't broken.
# Change the value of this parameter to show a different icon.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_UNTRACKED_ICON='?'
# Formatter for Git status.
#
# Example output: master wip ⇣42⇡42 *42 merge ~42 +42 !42 ?42.
#
# You can edit the function to customize how Git status looks.
#
# VCS_STATUS_* parameters are set by gitstatus plugin. See reference:
# https://github.com/romkatv/gitstatus/blob/master/gitstatus.plugin.zsh.
function my_git_formatter() {
emulate -L zsh
if [[ -n $P9K_CONTENT ]]; then
# If P9K_CONTENT is not empty, use it. It's either "loading" or from vcs_info (not from
# gitstatus plugin). VCS_STATUS_* parameters are not available in this case.
typeset -g my_git_format=$P9K_CONTENT
return
fi
if (( $1 )); then
# Styling for up-to-date Git status.
local meta='%f' # default foreground
local clean='%212F' # magenta foreground
local modified='%229F' # yellow foreground
local untracked='%45F' # blue foreground
local conflicted='%203F' # red foreground
else
# Styling for incomplete and stale Git status.
local meta='%244F' # grey foreground
local clean='%244F' # grey foreground
local modified='%244F' # grey foreground
local untracked='%244F' # grey foreground
local conflicted='%244F' # grey foreground
fi
local res
if [[ -n $VCS_STATUS_LOCAL_BRANCH ]]; then
local branch=${(V)VCS_STATUS_LOCAL_BRANCH}
# If local branch name is at most 32 characters long, show it in full.
# Otherwise show the first 12 … the last 12.
# Tip: To always show local branch name in full without truncation, delete the next line.
(( $#branch > 32 )) && branch[13,-13]="…" # <-- this line
res+="${clean}${(g::)POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_BRANCH_ICON}${branch//\%/%%}"
fi
if [[ -n $VCS_STATUS_TAG
# Show tag only if not on a branch.
# Tip: To always show tag, delete the next line.
&& -z $VCS_STATUS_LOCAL_BRANCH # <-- this line
]]; then
local tag=${(V)VCS_STATUS_TAG}
# If tag name is at most 32 characters long, show it in full.
# Otherwise show the first 12 … the last 12.
# Tip: To always show tag name in full without truncation, delete the next line.
(( $#tag > 32 )) && tag[13,-13]="…" # <-- this line
res+="${meta}#${clean}${tag//\%/%%}"
fi
# Display the current Git commit if there is no branch and no tag.
# Tip: To always display the current Git commit, delete the next line.
[[ -z $VCS_STATUS_LOCAL_BRANCH && -z $VCS_STATUS_TAG ]] && # <-- this line
res+="${meta}@${clean}${VCS_STATUS_COMMIT[1,8]}"
# Show tracking branch name if it differs from local branch.
if [[ -n ${VCS_STATUS_REMOTE_BRANCH:#$VCS_STATUS_LOCAL_BRANCH} ]]; then
res+="${meta}:${clean}${(V)VCS_STATUS_REMOTE_BRANCH//\%/%%}"
fi
# Display "wip" if the latest commit's summary contains "wip" or "WIP".
if [[ $VCS_STATUS_COMMIT_SUMMARY == (|*[^[:alnum:]])(wip|WIP)(|[^[:alnum:]]*) ]]; then
res+=" ${modified}wip"
fi
if (( VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_AHEAD || VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_BEHIND )); then
# ⇣42 if behind the remote.
(( VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_BEHIND )) && res+=" ${clean}⇣${VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_BEHIND}"
# ⇡42 if ahead of the remote; no leading space if also behind the remote: ⇣42⇡42.
(( VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_AHEAD && !VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_BEHIND )) && res+=" "
(( VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_AHEAD )) && res+="${clean}⇡${VCS_STATUS_COMMITS_AHEAD}"
elif [[ -n $VCS_STATUS_REMOTE_BRANCH ]]; then
# Tip: Uncomment the next line to display '=' if up to date with the remote.
# res+=" ${clean}="
fi
# ⇠42 if behind the push remote.
(( VCS_STATUS_PUSH_COMMITS_BEHIND )) && res+=" ${clean}⇠${VCS_STATUS_PUSH_COMMITS_BEHIND}"
(( VCS_STATUS_PUSH_COMMITS_AHEAD && !VCS_STATUS_PUSH_COMMITS_BEHIND )) && res+=" "
# ⇢42 if ahead of the push remote; no leading space if also behind: ⇠42⇢42.
(( VCS_STATUS_PUSH_COMMITS_AHEAD )) && res+="${clean}⇢${VCS_STATUS_PUSH_COMMITS_AHEAD}"
# *42 if have stashes.
(( VCS_STATUS_STASHES )) && res+=" ${clean}*${VCS_STATUS_STASHES}"
# 'merge' if the repo is in an unusual state.
[[ -n $VCS_STATUS_ACTION ]] && res+=" ${conflicted}${VCS_STATUS_ACTION}"
# ~42 if have merge conflicts.
(( VCS_STATUS_NUM_CONFLICTED )) && res+=" ${conflicted}~${VCS_STATUS_NUM_CONFLICTED}"
# +42 if have staged changes.
(( VCS_STATUS_NUM_STAGED )) && res+=" ${modified}+${VCS_STATUS_NUM_STAGED}"
# !42 if have unstaged changes.
(( VCS_STATUS_NUM_UNSTAGED )) && res+=" ${modified}!${VCS_STATUS_NUM_UNSTAGED}"
# ?42 if have untracked files. It's really a question mark, your font isn't broken.
# See POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_UNTRACKED_ICON above if you want to use a different icon.
# Remove the next line if you don't want to see untracked files at all.
(( VCS_STATUS_NUM_UNTRACKED )) && res+=" ${untracked}${(g::)POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_UNTRACKED_ICON}${VCS_STATUS_NUM_UNTRACKED}"
# "─" if the number of unstaged files is unknown. This can happen due to
# POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_MAX_INDEX_SIZE_DIRTY (see below) being set to a non-negative number lower
# than the number of files in the Git index, or due to bash.showDirtyState being set to false
# in the repository config. The number of staged and untracked files may also be unknown
# in this case.
(( VCS_STATUS_HAS_UNSTAGED == -1 )) && res+=" ${modified}─"
typeset -g my_git_format=$res
}
functions -M my_git_formatter 2>/dev/null
# Don't count the number of unstaged, untracked and conflicted files in Git repositories with
# more than this many files in the index. Negative value means infinity.
#
# If you are working in Git repositories with tens of millions of files and seeing performance
# sagging, try setting POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_MAX_INDEX_SIZE_DIRTY to a number lower than the output
# of `git ls-files | wc -l`. Alternatively, add `bash.showDirtyState = false` to the repository's
# config: `git config bash.showDirtyState false`.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_MAX_INDEX_SIZE_DIRTY=-1
# Don't show Git status in prompt for repositories whose workdir matches this pattern.
# For example, if set to '~', the Git repository at $HOME/.git will be ignored.
# Multiple patterns can be combined with '|': '~(|/foo)|/bar/baz/*'.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_DISABLED_WORKDIR_PATTERN='~'
# Disable the default Git status formatting.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_DISABLE_GITSTATUS_FORMATTING=true
# Install our own Git status formatter.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_CONTENT_EXPANSION='${$((my_git_formatter(1)))+${my_git_format}}'
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_LOADING_CONTENT_EXPANSION='${$((my_git_formatter(0)))+${my_git_format}}'
# Enable counters for staged, unstaged, etc.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_{STAGED,UNSTAGED,UNTRACKED,CONFLICTED,COMMITS_AHEAD,COMMITS_BEHIND}_MAX_NUM=-1
# Custom prefix.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_PREFIX='%fon '
# Show status of repositories of these types. You can add svn and/or hg if you are
# using them. If you do, your prompt may become slow even when your current directory
# isn't in an svn or hg repository.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_BACKENDS=(git)
# These settings are used for repositories other than Git or when gitstatusd fails and
# Powerlevel10k has to fall back to using vcs_info.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_CLEAN_FOREGROUND=76
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_UNTRACKED_FOREGROUND=76
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_MODIFIED_FOREGROUND=178
##########################[ status: exit code of the last command ]###########################
# Enable OK_PIPE, ERROR_PIPE and ERROR_SIGNAL status states to allow us to enable, disable and
# style them independently from the regular OK and ERROR state.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_EXTENDED_STATES=true
# Status on success. No content, just an icon. No need to show it if prompt_char is enabled as
# it will signify success by turning green.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_OK=false
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_OK_FOREGROUND=$green
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_OK_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_EXPANSION='✔'
# Status when some part of a pipe command fails but the overall exit status is zero. It may look
# like this: 1|0.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_OK_PIPE=true
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_OK_PIPE_FOREGROUND=$green
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_OK_PIPE_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_EXPANSION='✔'
# Status when it's just an error code (e.g., '1'). No need to show it if prompt_char is enabled as
# it will signify error by turning red.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_ERROR=false
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_ERROR_FOREGROUND=$red
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_ERROR_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_EXPANSION='✘'
# Status when the last command was terminated by a signal.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_ERROR_SIGNAL=true
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_ERROR_SIGNAL_FOREGROUND=$red
# Use terse signal names: "INT" instead of "SIGINT(2)".
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_VERBOSE_SIGNAME=false
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_ERROR_SIGNAL_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_EXPANSION='✘'
# Status when some part of a pipe command fails and the overall exit status is also non-zero.
# It may look like this: 1|0.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_ERROR_PIPE=true
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_ERROR_PIPE_FOREGROUND=$red
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_ERROR_PIPE_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_EXPANSION='✘'
###################[ command_execution_time: duration of the last command ]###################
# Show duration of the last command if takes at least this many seconds.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_THRESHOLD=5
# Show this many fractional digits. Zero means round to seconds.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_PRECISION=0
# Execution time color.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_FOREGROUND=$yellow
# Duration format: 1d 2h 3m 4s.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_FORMAT='d h m s'
# Custom icon.
# typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_EXPANSION='⭐'
# Custom prefix.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_PREFIX='%ftook '
###[ virtualenv: python virtual environment (https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html) ]###
# Python virtual environment color.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VIRTUALENV_FOREGROUND=$grey
# Don't show Python version next to the virtual environment name.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VIRTUALENV_SHOW_PYTHON_VERSION=true
# If set to "false", won't show virtualenv if pyenv is already shown.
# If set to "if-different", won't show virtualenv if it's the same as pyenv.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VIRTUALENV_SHOW_WITH_PYENV=false
# Separate environment name from Python version only with a space.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VIRTUALENV_{LEFT,RIGHT}_DELIMITER=
# Custom icon.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VIRTUALENV_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_EXPANSION=''
##############################[ node_version: node.js version ]###############################
# Node version color.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_NODE_VERSION_FOREGROUND=$green
# Show node version only when in a directory tree containing package.json.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_NODE_VERSION_PROJECT_ONLY=true
# Custom icon.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_NODE_VERSION_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_EXPANSION=''
#[ aws: aws profile (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html) ]#
# Show aws only when the command you are typing invokes one of these tools.
# Tip: Remove the next line to always show aws.
# typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_SHOW_ON_COMMAND='aws|awless|cdk|terraform|pulumi|terragrunt'
# POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_CLASSES is an array with even number of elements. The first element
# in each pair defines a pattern against which the current AWS profile gets matched.
# More specifically, it's P9K_CONTENT prior to the application of context expansion (see below)
# that gets matched. If you unset all POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_*CONTENT_EXPANSION parameters,
# you'll see this value in your prompt. The second element of each pair in
# POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_CLASSES defines the profile class. Patterns are tried in order. The
# first match wins.
#
# For example, given these settings:
#
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_CLASSES=(
'*acc*' ACC
'*pr*d*' PROD
'*t*st*' TEST
'*' DEFAULT)
#
# If your current AWS profile is "company_test", its class is TEST
# because "company_test" doesn't match the pattern '*prod*' but does match '*test*'.
#
# You can define different colors, icons and content expansions for different classes:
#
# typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_TEST_FOREGROUND=28
# typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_TEST_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_EXPANSION='⭐'
# typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_TEST_CONTENT_EXPANSION='> ${P9K_CONTENT} <'
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_DEFAULT_FOREGROUND=208
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_ACC_FOREGROUND=226
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_PROD_FOREGROUND=196
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_TEST_FOREGROUND=40
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_EXPANSION=''
# AWS segment format. The following parameters are available within the expansion.
#
# - P9K_AWS_PROFILE The name of the current AWS profile.
# - P9K_AWS_REGION The region associated with the current AWS profile.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_AWS_CONTENT_EXPANSION='${P9K_AWS_PROFILE//\%/%%}${P9K_AWS_REGION:+ (${P9K_AWS_REGION//\%/%%})}'
# Transient prompt works similarly to the builtin transient_rprompt option. It trims down prompt
# when accepting a command line. Supported values:
#
# - off: Don't change prompt when accepting a command line.
# - always: Trim down prompt when accepting a command line.
# - same-dir: Trim down prompt when accepting a command line unless this is the first command
# typed after changing current working directory.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_TRANSIENT_PROMPT=always
# Instant prompt mode.
#
# - off: Disable instant prompt. Choose this if you've tried instant prompt and found
# it incompatible with your zsh configuration files.
# - quiet: Enable instant prompt and don't print warnings when detecting console output
# during zsh initialization. Choose this if you've read and understood
# https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k/blob/master/README.md#instant-prompt.
# - verbose: Enable instant prompt and print a warning when detecting console output during
# zsh initialization. Choose this if you've never tried instant prompt, haven't
# seen the warning, or if you are unsure what this all means.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_INSTANT_PROMPT=off
# Instant prompt is set to "off" because I'm using zsh-defer, see:
# https://www.reddit.com/r/zsh/comments/h0hlqm/comment/fto82yx/
# Hot reload allows you to change POWERLEVEL9K options after Powerlevel10k has been initialized.
# For example, you can type POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND=red and see your prompt turn red. Hot reload
# can slow down prompt by 1-2 milliseconds, so it's better to keep it turned off unless you
# really need it.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DISABLE_HOT_RELOAD=true
# If p10k is already loaded, reload configuration.
# This works even with POWERLEVEL9K_DISABLE_HOT_RELOAD=true.
(( ! $+functions[p10k] )) || p10k reload
}
# Tell `p10k configure` which file it should overwrite.
typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_CONFIG_FILE=${${(%):-%x}:a}
(( ${#p10k_config_opts} )) && setopt ${p10k_config_opts[@]}
'builtin' 'unset' 'p10k_config_opts'Prompt Elements
Left Prompt
- dir: Current directory with smart truncation and anchors; leaves room for typing.
- vcs: Fast git status (branch, ahead/behind, staged/unstaged) without lag.
- command_execution_time: Shows only for slow commands (≥ 5s) to surface regressions.
- newline: Clean two‑line layout separating context from the input line.
- virtualenv: Active Python environment name; pairs well with autoswitch‑virtualenv.
- prompt_char: Immediate success/fail and vi‑mode feedback via distinct symbols/colors.
Right Prompt
- status: Exit code when non‑zero; hidden on success for less noise.
- node_version: Project‑scoped Node.js version (appears when a package.json is present).
- aws: Active AWS profile and region with class‑based colors (ACC/PROD/TEST).
Related: See the full speed‑tuned Zsh config this prompt is part of → /notes/zsh-config.