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| author | romkatv <roman.perepelitsa@gmail.com> | 2020-03-09 20:08:52 +0300 |
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| committer | romkatv <roman.perepelitsa@gmail.com> | 2020-03-09 20:08:52 +0300 |
| commit | 3308f1886313ffcd143b9dbfc2ad0a4787413326 (patch) | |
| tree | 1095b8c5fb37d380c6bdd16d710d3d44cee75fad /README.md | |
| parent | db1e12bce3fdb82e38d4d9ef72b8c2a6df0d8708 (diff) | |
FAQ: greyed out Git status; see #558
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@@ -773,6 +773,19 @@ typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_DISABLED_WORKDIR_PATTERN='~' To see Git status for `$HOME/.git` in prompt, open `~/.p10k.zsh` and remove `POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_DISABLED_WORKDIR_PATTERN`. +### Why does Git status sometimes appear grey and then gets colored after a short period of time? + +tl;dr: When Git status in prompt is greyed out, it means Powerlevel10k is currently computing +up-to-date Git status in the background. Prompt will get automatically refreshed when this +computation completes. + +When your current directory is withing a Git repository, Powerlevel10k computes up-to-date Git +status after every command. If the repository is large, or the machine is slow, this computation +can take quite a bit of time. If it takes longer than 20 milliseconds (configurable via +`POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_MAX_SYNC_LATENCY_SECONDS`), Powerlevel10k displays the last known Git status in +grey and continues to compute up-to-date Git status in the background. When the computation +completes, Powerlevel10k refreshes prompt with new information, this time with colored Git status. + ### How do I add username and/or hostname to prompt? When using Lean, Classic or Rainbow style, prompt shows `username@hostname` when you are logged in @@ -1516,6 +1529,7 @@ There are a few mitigation options for this issue. - [What do different symbols in Git status mean?](#what-do-different-symbols-in-git-status-mean) - [How do I change the format of Git status?](#how-do-i-change-the-format-of-git-status) - [Why is Git status from `$HOME/.git` not displayed in prompt?](#why-is-git-status-from-homegit-not-displayed-in-prompt) + - [Why does Git status sometimes appear grey and then gets colored after a short period of time?](#why-does-git-status-sometimes-appear-grey-and-then-gets-colored-after-a-short-period-of-time) - [How do I add username and/or hostname to prompt?](#how-do-i-add-username-andor-hostname-to-prompt) - [Why some prompt segments appear and disappear as I'm typing?](#why-some-prompt-segments-appear-and-disappear-as-im-typing) - [How do I change prompt colors?](#how-do-i-change-prompt-colors) |