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diff --git a/oh-my-zsh/plugins/git-prompt/README.md b/oh-my-zsh/plugins/git-prompt/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..05208d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/oh-my-zsh/plugins/git-prompt/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +# git-prompt plugin + +A `zsh` prompt that displays information about the current git repository. In particular: +the branch name, difference with remote branch, number of files staged or changed, etc. + +To use it, add `git-prompt` to the plugins array in your zshrc file: + +```zsh +plugins=(... git-prompt) +``` + +See the [original repository](https://github.com/olivierverdier/zsh-git-prompt). + +## Requirements + +This plugin uses `python3`, so your host needs to have it installed. + +## Examples + +The prompt may look like the following: + +- `(master↑3|✚1)`: on branch `master`, ahead of remote by 3 commits, 1 file changed but not staged +- `(status|●2)`: on branch `status`, 2 files staged +- `(master|✚7…)`: on branch `master`, 7 files changed, some files untracked +- `(master|✖2✚3)`: on branch `master`, 2 conflicts, 3 files changed +- `(experimental↓2↑3|✔)`: on branch `experimental`; your branch has diverged by 3 commits, remote by 2 commits; the repository is otherwise clean +- `(:70c2952|✔)`: not on any branch; parent commit has hash `70c2952`; the repository is otherwise clean +- `(master|⚑2)`: on branch `master`, there are 2 stashed changes + +## Prompt Structure + +By default, the general appearance of the prompt is: + +```text +(<branch><branch tracking>|<local status>) +``` + +The symbols are as follows: + +### Local Status Symbols + +| Symbol | Meaning | +|--------|--------------------------------| +| ✔ | repository clean | +| ●n | there are `n` staged files | +| ✖n | there are `n` unmerged files | +| ✚n | there are `n` unstaged files | +| -n | there are `n` deleted files | +| ⚑n | there are `n` stashed changes | +| … | there are some untracked files | + +### Branch Tracking Symbols + +| Symbol | Meaning | +|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------| +| ↑n | ahead of remote by `n` commits | +| ↓n | behind remote by `n` commits | +| ↓m↑n | branches diverged: other by `m` commits, yours by `n` commits | + +## Customisation + +- Set the variable `ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CACHE` to any value in order to enable caching. +- Set the variable `ZSH_THEME_GIT_SHOW_UPSTREAM` to any value to display the upstream branch. +- You may also change a number of variables (whose name start with `ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_`) + to change the appearance of the prompt. Take a look at the bottom of the [plugin file](git-prompt.plugin.zsh)` + to see what variables are available. + +**Enjoy!** |