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authorromkatv <roman.perepelitsa@gmail.com>2019-03-14 16:26:41 +0300
committerromkatv <roman.perepelitsa@gmail.com>2019-03-14 16:26:41 +0300
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## FAQ
-### Why does Powerlevel10k spawn two extra processes?
+### Why does Powerlevel10k spawn extra processes?
Powerlevel10k uses [gitstatus](https://github.com/romkatv/gitstatus) as the backend behind `vcs`
-prompt; gitstatus spawns `gitstatusd` and zsh. See [gitstatus](https://github.com/romkatv/gitstatus)
-for details.
+prompt; gitstatus spawns `gitstatusd` and `zsh`. See
+[gitstatus](https://github.com/romkatv/gitstatus) for details. Powerlevel10k spawns another `zsh`
+if `POWERLEVEL9K_EXPERIMENTAL_TIME_REALTIME` is set to `true` or `background_jobs` segment is
+enabled. This is used to trigger prompt refresh.
### Does Powerlevel10k always render exactly the same prompt with the same config?