ZSH terminal config

ZSH_CONFIG.md

Conveniently illuminated ZSH terminal

macOS:

0. Open terminal
1. Write there open ~/.zshrc
2. If file do not exist write touch ~/.zshrc and open ~/.zshrc again
3. Insert code below

function parse_git_branch() {
    git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -n -e 's/^\* \(.*\)/[\1]/p'
}

setopt PROMPT_SUBST
export PROMPT='%{%B%F{38}%}[%D{%H:%M:%S}]%{%f%b%} %{%B%F{135}%}%~%{%f%b%} %{%B%F{156}%}$(parse_git_branch)%{%f%b%} %{%F{normal}%}=)%{%f%} '

TMOUT=1

TRAPALRM() {
    zle reset-prompt
}

What this code do:

0. Makes your PROMPT colored.
1. Build PROMPT line that consist of realtime-clock, working directory and git branch.

Tips:

0. You should follow %{%B%F{38}%}[%D{%H:%M:%S}]%{%f%b%} structure, so string will be correctly parsed.
1. F - means Color. B - means Bold. S - means BGColor.
2. Remove something like "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.osx": "bash" from your VSCode settings.json to enable ZSH there.
3. Set ZSH as default editor: chsh -s $(which zsh)
4. %{%B%F{135}%}%~%{%f%b%} => ~ - means directory path. Put c instead ~ to show only folder.
5. 38, 135 and 156 are colors. You can change it depending on your preferences using palette below.

Connected Gists/Materials:

0. https://gist.github.com/reinvanoyen/05bcfe95ca9cb5041a4eafd29309ff29
1. https://gist.github.com/doubleknd26/c4fcd2e65c3397947248878065b644ed
2. https://gist.github.com/jasonm23/2868981
3. https://zsh-prompt-generator.site/