Modern ZSH Theme

A sleek and modern ZSH theme that automatically adapts to light and dark terminal themes. This theme provides a clean and informative prompt with git integration, command execution time, and a beautiful rainbow directory path.

Features

• 🌗 Automatic Theme Detection: Automatically switches between light and dark color schemes
• 🌈 Rainbow Directory Path: Each directory level has its own color for better visibility
• 🔄 Git Integration:
  • Shows current branch name
  • Displays repository status (clean/dirty)
  • Uses distinct symbols (✓/✗) for status indication
• ⏱️ Command Execution Timer:
  • Shows how long each command took to execute
  • Smart time formatting:
    • Seconds only for quick commands (e.g., "5s")
    • Minutes and seconds for longer commands (e.g., "2m 30s")
    • Hours, minutes, and seconds for extended operations (e.g., "1h 25m 15s")
• 👤 User Context: Displays username
• ❌ Error Indication: Changes prompt color on command failure
• 🎨 Color Optimized: Carefully selected colors for both light and dark themes
• 🖥️ Terminal Support:
  • Apple Terminal
  • iTerm2
  • GNOME Terminal
  • Konsole
  • Support for tmux and screen

Installation

Prerequisites

• ZSH shell
• Git (optional, for git status features)

Manual Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/BadRat-in/zsh-modern-theme.git $HOME/.zsh/zsh-modern-theme

2. Set the theme in your ~/.zshrc:

source $HOME/.zsh/zsh-modern-theme/modern-theme.zsh

3. Reload your configuration:

source ~/.zshrc

Customization

You can customize various aspects of the theme by modifying the variables in modern-theme.zsh:

Colors

The theme automatically selects appropriate colors for light and dark themes, but you can customize them:

# For dark theme
typeset -g PROMPT_COLOR=$'%F{033}'    # Change prompt color
typeset -g USER_COLOR=$'%F{226}'      # Change username color
# ... more color variables available

# For light theme
typeset -g PROMPT_COLOR=$'%F{020}'    # Change prompt color for light theme
# ... more color variables available

Git Symbols

typeset -g GIT_CLEAN_SYMBOL='✓'       # Change clean repository symbol
typeset -g GIT_DIRTY_SYMBOL='✗'       # Change dirty repository symbol
typeset -g GIT_PREFIX=' & '           # Change prefix before git branch

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Ravindra Singh

• GitHub: @BadRat-in

Acknowledgments

• Inspired by various ZSH themes in the community
• Special thanks to the Oh My Zsh project