Re: Is it worthwhile to use oh-my-zsh?

[Danh Doan <congdanhqx@gmail.com>]

On September 6, 2019 7:33:31 PM UTC, Peng Yu <pengyu.ut@gmail.com> wrote:
>I just tried it. I commented out this in my ~/.zshrc.
>#plugins=(git)
>
>In a .git repo, it shows the git branch and the basename of the parent
>directory. But this is not the formation that I need. I almost always
>in the master branch, in which case I don't care showing the branch
>name. I have many directory with the same basename, just showing the
>basename of my currently is not informative.
>
>How to get rid off these features?
>
>On 9/6/19, Tom Boyd <tvboyd23@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Yes very much so. Omz is tremendously powerful and is loaded with
>features
>> that completely change the game in terms of productivity. Once you
>start
>> using it it's actually really hard to go back once you've got the
>common
>> usage in muscle memory. I've never had any issues with sluggishness
>either,
>> with the config I currently have I find it just as fast as vanilla
>zsh.
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 2:38 PM Peng Yu <pengyu.ut@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I just have a vanilla ~/.zshrc. I'd like something essential things
>>> like PS1 set to my pwd and hostname, etc. I saw people use things
>like
>>> oh-my-zsh to make some fancy things like showing git branches, etc.,
>>> if in a git repo. But if I remember it correctly, it could cause a
>>> little sluggish that can be sensed.
>>>
>>> So if I just want something essential, and not to want to feel any
>>> sluggishness, I'd better just configure ~/.zshrc on my own without
>>> using things like oh-my-zsh configured by others.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Peng
>>>
>>

I don't like oh-my-zsh.
IMHO, it's too slow.
If you simply want to show current directory, zsh come with some pre-installed prompt
Use:
prompt -h
to show the available options and prompts.
-- 
Danh