10 files changed, 549 insertions, 99 deletions

diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4f2c7a39..ad4eb8c6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ script:
   - test/powerlevel9k.spec
   - test/functions/utilities.spec
   - test/functions/colors.spec
+  - test/segments/command_execution_time.spec
   - test/segments/dir.spec
   - test/segments/rust_version.spec
   - test/segments/go_version.spec
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index defc1dd0..4b27a514 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ Added an option to configure the path separator. If you want something
 else than an ordinary slash, you could set
 `POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR` to whatever you want.
 
+### New segment 'command_execution_time' added
+
+Shows the duration a command needed to run. By default only durations over 3 seconds
+are shown (can be adjusted by setting POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_THRESHOLD).
+
+### New segment 'dir_writable' added
+
+This segment displays a lock icon if your user has no write permissions in the current folder.
+
 ### New segment 'disk_usage' added
 
 This segment will show the usage level of your current partition.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7a80a09..4440ecf6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ The segments that are currently available are:
 **System Status Segments:**
 * [`background_jobs`](#background_jobs) - Indicator for background jobs.
 * [`battery`](#battery) - Current battery status.
-* [`context`](#context) - Your username and host.
+* [`context`](#context) - Your username and host, conditionalized based on $USER and SSH status.
 * [`dir`](#dir) - Your current working directory.
+* `dir_writable` - Displays a lock icon, if you do not have write permissions on the current folder.
 * [`disk_usage`](#disk_usage) - Disk usage of your current partition.
 * `history` - The command number for the current line.
 * [`ip`](#ip) - Shows the current IP address.
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ The segments that are currently available are:
 * `swap` - Prints the current swap size.
 * [`time`](#time) - System time.
 * [`vi_mode`](#vi_mode)- Your prompt's Vi editing mode (NORMAL|INSERT).
+* `ssh` - Indicates whether or not you are in an SSH session.
 
 **Development Environment Segments:**
 * [`vcs`](#vcs) - Information about this `git` or `hg` repository (if you are in one).
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ The segments that are currently available are:
 **Other:**
 * [`custom_command`](#custom_command) - Create a custom segment to display the
   output of an arbitrary command.
+* [`command_execution_time`](#command_execution_time) - Display the time the current command took to execute.
 * [`todo`](http://todotxt.com/) - Shows the number of tasks in your todo.txt tasks file.
 * `detect_virt` - Virtualization detection with systemd
 
@@ -198,6 +201,19 @@ Note that you can [modify the `_FOREGROUND`
 color](https://github.com/bhilburn/powerlevel9k/wiki/Stylizing-Your-Prompt#segment-color-customization)
 without affecting the icon color.
 
+##### command_execution_time
+
+Display the time the previous command took to execute if the time is above
+`POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_THRESHOLD`. The time is formatted to be
+"human readable", and so scales the units based on the length of execution time.
+If you want more precision, just set the
+`POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_PRECISION` field.
+
+| Variable | Default Value | Description |
+|----------|---------------|-------------|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_THRESHOLD`|3|Threshold above which to print this segment. Can be set to `0` to always print.|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_PRECISION=2`|2|Number of digits to use in the fractional part of the time value.|
+
 ##### custom_command
 
 The `custom_...` segment allows you to turn the output of a custom command into
@@ -236,24 +252,34 @@ main theme distribution so that everyone can use it!
 
 ##### context
 
-The `context` segment (user@host string) is conditional. This lets you enable
-it, but only display it if you are not your normal user or on a remote host
-(basically, only print it when it's likely you need it).
+The `context` segment (user@host string) is conditional. By default, it will
+only print if you are not your 'normal' user (including if you are root), or if
+you are SSH'd to a remote host.
 
 To use this feature, make sure the `context` segment is enabled in your prompt
-elements (it is by default), and define a `DEFAULT_USER` in your `~/.zshrc`:
+elements (it is by default), and define a `DEFAULT_USER` in your `~/.zshrc`.
+
+You can customize the `context` segment. For example, you can make it to print the
+full hostname by setting
+```
+POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_TEMPLATE="%n@`hostname -f`"
+```
+
 
 You can set the `POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_HOST_DEPTH` variable to change how the
 hostname is displayed. See (ZSH Manual)[http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Prompt-Expansion.html#Login-information]
-for details. Default is set to %m which will show the hostname up to the first ‘.’
+for details. The default is set to %m which will show the hostname up to the first ‘.’
 You can set it to %{N}m where N is an integer to show that many segments of system
 hostname. Setting N to a negative integer will show that many segments from the
 end of the hostname.
 
 | Variable | Default Value | Description |
 |----------|---------------|-------------|
+|`DEFAULT_USER`|None|Username to consider a "default context".|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_ALWAYS_SHOW_CONTEXT`|false|Always show this segment, including $USER and hostname.|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_ALWAYS_SHOW_USER`|false|Always show the username, but conditionalize the hostname.|
 |`DEFAULT_USER`|None|Username to consider a "default context" (you can also use `$USER`)|
-|`POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_HOST_DEPTH`|%m|Customizable host depth on prompt|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_TEMPLATE`|%n@%m|Default context prompt (username@machine). Refer to the [ZSH Documentation](http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Prompt-Expansion.html) for all possible expansions, including deeper host depths.|
 
 ##### dir
 
@@ -278,9 +304,17 @@ Customizations available are:
 | Variable | Default Value | Description |
 |----------|---------------|-------------|
 |`POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH`|`2`|If your shorten strategy, below, is entire directories, this field determines how many directories to leave at the end. If your shorten strategy is by character count, this field determines how many characters to allow per directory string.|
-|`POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY`|None|How the directory strings should be truncated. By default, it will truncate whole directories. Other options are `truncate_middle`, which leaves the start and end of the directory strings, and `truncate_from_right`, which cuts starting from the end of the string.  You can also use `truncate_with_package_name` to use the `package.json` `name` field to abbreviate the directory path.|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY`|None|How the directory strings should be truncated. See the table below for more informations.|
 |`POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER`|`..`|Delimiter to use in truncated strings. This can be any string you choose, including an empty string if you wish to have no delimiter.|
 
+| Strategy Name | Description |
+|---------------|-------------|
+|Default|Truncate whole directories from left. How many is defined by `POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH`|
+|`truncate_middle`|Truncates the middle part of a folder. E.g. you are in a folder named "~/MySuperProjects/AwesomeFiles/BoringOffice", then it will truncated to "~/MyS..cts/Awe..les/BoringOffice", if `POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=3` is also set (controls the amount of characters to be left).|
+|`truncate_from_right`|Just leaves the beginning of a folder name untouched. E.g. your folders will be truncated like so: "/ro../Pr../office". How many characters will be untouched is controlled by `POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH`.|
+|`truncate_with_package_name`|Use the `package.json` `name` field to abbreviate the directory path.|
+|`truncate_with_folder_marker`|Search for a file that is specified by `POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER` and truncate everything before that (if found, otherwise stop on $HOME and ROOT).|
+
 For example, if you wanted the truncation behavior of the `fish` shell, which
 truncates `/usr/share/plasma` to `/u/s/plasma`, you would use the following:
 ```zsh
@@ -304,9 +338,12 @@ the path shown would be `my-cool-project`.  If you navigate to `$HOME/projects/m
 
 If you want to customize the directory separator, you could set:
 ```zsh
-# You'll need patched awesome-terminal fonts for that example
-POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR="%f "$'\uE0B1'" %F"
+# Double quotes are important here!
+POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR="%F{red} $(print_icon 'LEFT_SUBSEGMENT_SEPARATOR') %F{black}"
 ```
+To omit the first character (usually a slash that gets replaced if you set `POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR`),
+you could set `POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER=true`.
+
 
 ##### disk_usage
 
@@ -348,7 +385,7 @@ segment will not be displayed.
 |`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE`|'/tmp/p8k_public_ip'|This is the file your public IP is cached in.|
 |`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST`|'http://ident.me'|This is the default host to get your public IP.|
 |`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_TIMEOUT`|300|The amount of time in seconds between refreshing your cached IP.|
-|`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHOD`|None|You can set this to any of 'dig', 'curl', or 'wget' to only use that method to refresh your IP.|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHODS`|(dig curl wget)| These methods in that order are used to refresh your IP.|
 |`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_NONE`|None|The string displayed when an IP was not obtained|
 
 ##### rbenv
diff --git a/functions/icons.zsh b/functions/icons.zsh
index 214d31b4..d3126a54 100644
--- a/functions/icons.zsh
+++ b/functions/icons.zsh
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ case $POWERLEVEL9K_MODE in
       PYTHON_ICON                    $'\U1F40D'             # 🐍
       SWIFT_ICON                     ''
       PUBLIC_IP_ICON                 ''
+      LOCK_ICON                      $'\UE138'              # 
+      EXECUTION_TIME_ICON            $'\UE89C'              # 
+      SSH_ICON                       '(ssh)'
     )
   ;;
   'awesome-fontconfig')
@@ -138,6 +141,9 @@ case $POWERLEVEL9K_MODE in
       PYTHON_ICON                    $'\U1F40D'             # 🐍
       SWIFT_ICON                     ''
       PUBLIC_IP_ICON                 ''
+      LOCK_ICON                      $'\UE138'              # 
+      EXECUTION_TIME_ICON            $'\uF253'
+      SSH_ICON                       '(ssh)'
     )
   ;;
   'nerd-patched-complete')
@@ -254,6 +260,9 @@ case $POWERLEVEL9K_MODE in
       PYTHON_ICON                    ''
       SWIFT_ICON                     'Swift'
       PUBLIC_IP_ICON                 ''
+      LOCK_ICON                      $'\UE0A2'
+      EXECUTION_TIME_ICON            'Dur'
+      SSH_ICON                       '(ssh)'
     )
   ;;
 esac
diff --git a/functions/utilities.zsh b/functions/utilities.zsh
index f27c7f99..22b53c6a 100644
--- a/functions/utilities.zsh
+++ b/functions/utilities.zsh
@@ -208,3 +208,19 @@ function truncatePathFromRight() {
   echo $1 | sed $SED_EXTENDED_REGEX_PARAMETER \
  "s@(([^/]{$((POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH))})([^/]{$delim_len}))[^/]+/@\2$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER/@g"
 }
+
+# Search recursively in parent folders for given file.
+function upsearch () {
+  if [[ "$PWD" == "$HOME" || "$PWD" == "/" ]]; then
+    echo "$PWD"
+  elif test -e "$1"; then
+    pushd .. > /dev/null
+    upsearch "$1"
+    popd > /dev/null
+    echo "$PWD"
+  else
+    pushd .. > /dev/null
+    upsearch "$1"
+    popd > /dev/null
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index f104b789..5fab0190 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -469,12 +469,18 @@ prompt_battery() {
   fi
 }
 
+# Public IP segment
+# Parameters:
+#   * $1 Alignment: string - left|right
+#   * $2 Index: integer
+#   * $3 Joined: bool - If the segment should be joined
 prompt_public_ip() {
   # set default values for segment
   set_default POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_TIMEOUT "300"
   set_default POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_NONE ""
   set_default POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE "/tmp/p9k_public_ip"
   set_default POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST "http://ident.me"
+  defined POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHODS || POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHODS=(dig curl wget)
 
   # Do we need a fresh IP?
   local refresh_ip=false
@@ -491,52 +497,39 @@ prompt_public_ip() {
   fi
 
   # grab a fresh IP if needed
+  local fresh_ip
   if [[ $refresh_ip =~ true && -w $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE ]]; then
-    # if method specified, don't use fallback methods
-    if [[ -n $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHOD ]] && [[ $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHOD =~ 'wget|curl|dig' ]]; then
-      local method=$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHOD
-    fi
-    if [[ -n $method ]]; then
+    for method in "${POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHODS[@]}"; do
       case $method in
         'dig')
-          if type -p dig >/dev/null; then
-              fresh_ip="$(dig +time=1 +tries=1 +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com 2> /dev/null)"
-              [[ "$fresh_ip" =~ ^\; ]] && unset fresh_ip
-          fi
+            fresh_ip="$(dig +time=1 +tries=1 +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com 2> /dev/null)"
+            [[ "$fresh_ip" =~ ^\; ]] && unset fresh_ip
           ;;
         'curl')
-          if [[ -z "$fresh_ip" ]] && type -p curl >/dev/null; then
-              fresh_ip="$(curl --max-time 10 -w '\n' "$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST" 2> /dev/null)"
-          fi
+            fresh_ip="$(curl --max-time 10 -w '\n' "$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST" 2> /dev/null)"
           ;;
         'wget')
-          if [[ -z "$fresh_ip" ]] && type -p wget >/dev/null; then
-              fresh_ip="$(wget -T 10 -qO- "$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST" 2> /dev/null)"
-          fi
+            fresh_ip="$(wget -T 10 -qO- "$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST" 2> /dev/null)"
           ;;
       esac
-    else
-      if type -p dig >/dev/null; then
-          fresh_ip="$(dig +time=1 +tries=1 +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com 2> /dev/null)"
-          [[ "$fresh_ip" =~ ^\; ]] && unset fresh_ip
-      fi
-
-      if [[ -z "$fresh_ip" ]] && type -p curl >/dev/null; then
-          fresh_ip="$(curl --max-time 10 -w '\n' "$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST" 2> /dev/null)"
+      # If we found a fresh IP, break loop.
+      if [[ -n "${fresh_ip}" ]]; then
+        break;
       fi
-
-      if [[ -z "$fresh_ip" ]] && type -p wget >/dev/null; then
-          fresh_ip="$(wget -T 10 -qO- "$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST" 2> /dev/null)"
-      fi
-    fi
+    done
 
     # write IP to tmp file or clear tmp file if an IP was not retrieved
-    [[ -n $fresh_ip ]] && echo $fresh_ip > $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE || echo $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_NONE > $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE
+    # Redirection with `>!`. From the manpage: Same as >, except that the file
+    #   is truncated to zero length if it exists, even if CLOBBER is unset.
+    # If the file already exists, and a simple `>` redirection and CLOBBER
+    # unset, ZSH will produce an error.
+    [[ -n "${fresh_ip}" ]] && echo $fresh_ip >! $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE || echo $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_NONE >! $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE
   fi
 
   # read public IP saved to tmp file
-  local public_ip=$(cat $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE)
+  local public_ip="$(cat $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE)"
 
+  # Draw the prompt segment
   if [[ -n $public_ip ]]; then
     $1_prompt_segment "$0" "$2" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "$DEFAULT_COLOR_INVERTED" "${public_ip}" 'PUBLIC_IP_ICON'
   fi
@@ -544,16 +537,34 @@ prompt_public_ip() {
 
 # Context: user@hostname (who am I and where am I)
 # Note that if $DEFAULT_USER is not set, this prompt segment will always print
+set_default POWERLEVEL9K_ALWAYS_SHOW_CONTEXT false
+set_default POWERLEVEL9K_ALWAYS_SHOW_USER false
+set_default POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_TEMPLATE "%n@%m"
 prompt_context() {
-  set_default POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_HOST_DEPTH "%m"
-  if [[ "$USER" != "$DEFAULT_USER" || -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ]]; then
-    if [[ $(print -P "%#") == '#' ]]; then
-      # Shell runs as root
-      "$1_prompt_segment" "$0_ROOT" "$2" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "yellow" "$USER@$POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_HOST_DEPTH"
-    else
-      "$1_prompt_segment" "$0_DEFAULT" "$2" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "011" "$USER@$POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_HOST_DEPTH"
-    fi
+  local current_state="DEFAULT"
+  typeset -AH context_states
+  context_states=(
+    "ROOT"      "yellow"
+    "DEFAULT"   "011"
+  )
+
+  local content=""
+
+  if [[ "$POWERLEVEL9K_ALWAYS_SHOW_CONTEXT" == true ]] || [[ "$USER" != "$DEFAULT_USER" ]] || [[ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" || -n "$SSH_TTY" ]]; then
+
+      if [[ $(print -P "%#") == '#' ]]; then
+        current_state="ROOT"
+      fi
+
+      content="${POWERLEVEL9K_CONTEXT_TEMPLATE}"
+
+  elif [[ "$POWERLEVEL9K_ALWAYS_SHOW_USER" == true ]]; then
+      content="$USER"
+  else
+      return
   fi
+
+  "$1_prompt_segment" "${0}_${current_state}" "$2" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "${context_states[$current_state]}" "${content}"
 }
 
 # The 'custom` prompt provides a way for users to invoke commands and display
@@ -567,12 +578,44 @@ prompt_custom() {
   fi
 }
 
+# Display the duration the command needed to run.
+prompt_command_execution_time() {
+  set_default POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_THRESHOLD 3
+  set_default POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_PRECISION 2
+
+  # Print time in human readable format
+  # For that use `strftime` and convert
+  # the duration (float) to an seconds
+  # (integer).
+  # See http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/89748
+  local humanReadableDuration
+  if (( _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION > 3600 )); then
+    humanReadableDuration=$(TZ=GMT; strftime '%H:%M:%S' $(( int(rint(_P9K_COMMAND_DURATION)) )))
+  elif (( _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION > 60 )); then
+    humanReadableDuration=$(TZ=GMT; strftime '%M:%S' $(( int(rint(_P9K_COMMAND_DURATION)) )))
+  else
+    # If the command executed in seconds, print as float.
+    # Convert to float
+    if [[ "${POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_PRECISION}" == "0" ]]; then
+      # If user does not want microseconds, then we need to convert
+      # the duration to an integer.
+      typeset -i humanReadableDuration
+    else
+      typeset -F ${POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_PRECISION} humanReadableDuration
+    fi
+    humanReadableDuration=$_P9K_COMMAND_DURATION
+  fi
+
+  if (( _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION >= POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_THRESHOLD )); then
+    "$1_prompt_segment" "$0" "$2" "red" "226" "${humanReadableDuration}" 'EXECUTION_TIME_ICON'
+  fi
+}
+
 # Dir: current working directory
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR "/"
 prompt_dir() {
-  local current_path='%~'
-  if [[ -n "$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH" ]]; then
-
+  local current_path="$(print -P "%~")"
+  if [[ -n "$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH" || "$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY" == "truncate_with_folder_marker" ]]; then
     set_default POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER $'\U2026'
 
     case "$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY" in
@@ -587,12 +630,24 @@ prompt_dir() {
 
         # Get the path of the Git repo, which should have the package.json file
         if [[ $(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2> /dev/null) == "true" ]]; then
-          package_path=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+          # Get path from the root of the git repository to the current dir
+          local gitPath=$(git rev-parse --show-prefix)
+          # Remove trailing slash from git path, so that we can
+          # remove that git path from the pwd.
+          gitPath=${gitPath%/}
+          package_path=${$(pwd)%%$gitPath}
+          # Remove trailing slash
+          package_path=${package_path%/}
         elif [[ $(git rev-parse --is-inside-git-dir 2> /dev/null) == "true" ]]; then
           package_path=${$(pwd)%%/.git*}
         fi
 
-        zero='%([BSUbfksu]|([FB]|){*})'
+        # Replace the shortest possible match of the marked folder from
+        # the current path. Remove the amount of characters up to the
+        # folder marker from the left. Count only the visible characters
+        # in the path (this is done by the "zero" pattern; see
+        # http://stackoverflow.com/a/40855342/5586433).
+        local zero='%([BSUbfksu]|([FB]|){*})'
         current_dir=$(pwd)
         # Then, find the length of the package_path string, and save the
         # subdirectory path as a substring of the current directory's path from 0
@@ -610,14 +665,44 @@ prompt_dir() {
           current_path=$(truncatePathFromRight "$(pwd | sed -e "s,^$HOME,~,")" )
         fi
       ;;
+      truncate_with_folder_marker)
+        local last_marked_folder marked_folder
+        set_default POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER ".shorten_folder_marker"
+
+        # Search for the folder marker in the parent directories and
+        # buildup a pattern that is removed from the current path
+        # later on.
+        for marked_folder in $(upsearch $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER); do
+          if [[ "$marked_folder" == "/" ]]; then
+            # If we reached root folder, stop upsearch.
+            current_path="/"
+          elif [[ "$marked_folder" == "$HOME" ]]; then
+            # If we reached home folder, stop upsearch.
+            current_path="~"
+          elif [[ "${marked_folder%/*}" == $last_marked_folder ]]; then
+            current_path="${current_path%/}/${marked_folder##*/}"
+          else
+            current_path="${current_path%/}/$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER/${marked_folder##*/}"
+          fi
+          last_marked_folder=$marked_folder
+        done
+
+        # Replace the shortest possible match of the marked folder from
+        # the current path.
+        current_path=$current_path${PWD#${last_marked_folder}*}
+      ;;
       *)
-        current_path="%$((POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH+1))(c:$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER/:)%${POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH}c"
+        current_path="$(print -P "%$((POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH+1))(c:$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER/:)%${POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH}c")"
       ;;
     esac
   fi
 
+  if [[ "${POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER}" == "true" ]]; then
+    current_path="${current_path[2,-1]}"
+  fi
+
   if [[ "${POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR}" != "/" ]]; then
-    current_path=$(print -P "${current_path}" | sed "s/\//${POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR}/g")
+    current_path="$( echo "${current_path}" | sed "s/\//${POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR}/g")"
   fi
 
   typeset -AH dir_states
@@ -887,6 +972,12 @@ prompt_rvm() {
   fi
 }
 
+prompt_ssh() {
+  if [[ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ]] || [[ -n "$SSH_TTY" ]]; then
+    "$1_prompt_segment" "$0" "$2" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "yellow" "" 'SSH_ICON'
+  fi
+}
+
 # Status: return code if verbose, otherwise just an icon if an error occurred
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_VERBOSE true
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_OK_IN_NON_VERBOSE false
@@ -1114,6 +1205,13 @@ prompt_swift_version() {
   "$1_prompt_segment" "$0" "$2" "magenta" "white" "${swift_version}" 'SWIFT_ICON'
 }
 
+# dir_writable: Display information about the user's permission to write in the current directory
+prompt_dir_writable() {
+  if [[ ! -w "$PWD" ]]; then
+    "$1_prompt_segment" "$0_FORBIDDEN" "$2" "red" "226" "" 'LOCK_ICON'
+  fi
+}
+
 ################################################################
 # Prompt processing and drawing
 ################################################################
@@ -1157,9 +1255,18 @@ build_right_prompt() {
   done
 }
 
+powerlevel9k_preexec() {
+  _P9K_TIMER_START=$EPOCHREALTIME
+}
+
+set_default POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ADD_NEWLINE false
 powerlevel9k_prepare_prompts() {
   RETVAL=$?
 
+  _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION=$((EPOCHREALTIME - _P9K_TIMER_START))
+  # Reset start time
+  _P9K_TIMER_START=99999999999
+
   if [[ "$POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ON_NEWLINE" == true ]]; then
     PROMPT="$(print_icon 'MULTILINE_FIRST_PROMPT_PREFIX')%f%b%k$(build_left_prompt)
 $(print_icon 'MULTILINE_SECOND_PROMPT_PREFIX')"
@@ -1185,9 +1292,15 @@ $(print_icon 'MULTILINE_SECOND_PROMPT_PREFIX')"
   if [[ "$POWERLEVEL9K_DISABLE_RPROMPT" != true ]]; then
     RPROMPT="$RPROMPT_PREFIX%f%b%k$(build_right_prompt)%{$reset_color%}$RPROMPT_SUFFIX"
   fi
+NEWLINE='
+'
+  [[ $POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ADD_NEWLINE == true ]] && PROMPT="$NEWLINE$PROMPT"
 }
 
 prompt_powerlevel9k_setup() {
+  # Disable false display of command execution time
+  _P9K_TIMER_START=99999999999
+
   # Display a warning if the terminal does not support 256 colors
   local term_colors
   term_colors=$(echotc Co)
@@ -1232,12 +1345,18 @@ prompt_powerlevel9k_setup() {
     powerlevel9k_vcs_init
   fi
 
+  # initialize timing functions
+  zmodload zsh/datetime
+
+  # Initialize math functions
+  zmodload zsh/mathfunc
+
   # initialize hooks
   autoload -Uz add-zsh-hook
 
   # prepare prompts
   add-zsh-hook precmd powerlevel9k_prepare_prompts
+  add-zsh-hook preexec powerlevel9k_preexec
 }
 
 prompt_powerlevel9k_setup "$@"
-
diff --git a/prompt_powerlevel9k_setup b/prompt_powerlevel9k_setup
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..311575f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prompt_powerlevel9k_setup
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/powerlevel9k.spec b/test/powerlevel9k.spec
index 1aab2c5f..5f6b6f27 100755
--- a/test/powerlevel9k.spec
+++ b/test/powerlevel9k.spec
@@ -10,86 +10,108 @@ function setUp() {
   # Load Powerlevel9k
   source powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
   source functions/*
+
+  # Unset mode, so that user settings
+  # do not interfere with tests
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_MODE
 }
 
 function testJoinedSegments() {
   POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir dir_joined)
+  cd /tmp
 
-  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}%~ %K{blue}%F{black}%F{black}%~ %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}/tmp %K{blue}%F{black}%F{black}/tmp %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
 
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
+  cd -
 }
 
 function testTransitiveJoinedSegments() {
   POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir root_indicator_joined dir_joined)
+  cd /tmp
 
-  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}%~ %K{blue}%F{black}%F{black}%~ %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}/tmp %K{blue}%F{black}%F{black}/tmp %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
 
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
+  cd -
 }
 
 function testJoiningWithConditionalSegment() {
   POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir background_jobs dir_joined)
+  cd /tmp
 
-  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}%~ %K{blue}%F{black} %F{black}%~ %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}/tmp %K{blue}%F{black} %F{black}/tmp %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
 
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
+  cd -
 }
 
 function testDynamicColoringOfSegmentsWork() {
   POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir)
-  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_HOME_SUBFOLDER_BACKGROUND='red'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND='red'
+  cd /tmp
 
-  assertEquals "%K{red} %F{black}%~ %k%F{red}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  assertEquals "%K{red} %F{black}/tmp %k%F{red}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
 
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_HOME_SUBFOLDER_BACKGROUND
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND
+  cd -
 }
 
 function testDynamicColoringOfVisualIdentifiersWork() {
   POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir)
-  POWERLEVEL9K_MODE='awesome-patched'
-  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_HOME_SUBFOLDER_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_COLOR='green'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_DEFAULT_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_COLOR='green'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_FOLDER_ICON="icon-here"
 
-  # Re-Source the icons, as the POWERLEVEL9K_MODE is directly
-  # evaluated there.
-  source functions/icons.zsh
+  cd /tmp
 
-  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{green%}%f %F{black}%~ %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{green%}icon-here%f %F{black}/tmp %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
 
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_MODE
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_HOME_SUBFOLDER_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_COLOR
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_DEFAULT_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_COLOR
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_FOLDER_ICON
+  cd -
 }
 
 function testColoringOfVisualIdentifiersDoesNotOverwriteColoringOfSegment() {
   POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir)
-  POWERLEVEL9K_MODE='awesome-patched'
-  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_HOME_SUBFOLDER_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_COLOR='green'
-  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_HOME_SUBFOLDER_FOREGROUND='red'
-  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_HOME_SUBFOLDER_BACKGROUND='yellow'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_DEFAULT_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_COLOR='green'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_DEFAULT_FOREGROUND='red'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND='yellow'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_FOLDER_ICON="icon-here"
 
   # Re-Source the icons, as the POWERLEVEL9K_MODE is directly
   # evaluated there.
   source functions/icons.zsh
 
-  assertEquals "%K{yellow} %F{green%}%f %F{red}%~ %k%F{yellow}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  cd /tmp
+
+  assertEquals "%K{yellow} %F{green%}icon-here%f %F{red}/tmp %k%F{yellow}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
 
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_MODE
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_HOME_SUBFOLDER_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_COLOR
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_HOME_SUBFOLDER_FOREGROUND
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_HOME_SUBFOLDER_BACKGROUND
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_DEFAULT_VISUAL_IDENTIFIER_COLOR
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_DEFAULT_FOREGROUND
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_FOLDER_ICON
+  cd -
 }
 
 function testOverwritingIconsWork() {
   POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir)
-  POWERLEVEL9K_HOME_SUB_ICON='icon-here'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_FOLDER_ICON='icon-here'
+  #local testFolder=$(mktemp -d -p p9k)
+  # Move testFolder under home folder
+  #mv testFolder ~
+  # Go into testFolder
+  #cd ~/$testFolder
 
-  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black%}icon-here%f %F{black}%~ %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  cd /tmp
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black%}icon-here%f %F{black}/tmp %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
 
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_HOME_SUB_ICON
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_FOLDER_ICON
+  cd -
+  # rm -fr ~/$testFolder
 }
 
 source shunit2/source/2.1/src/shunit2
diff --git a/test/segments/command_execution_time.spec b/test/segments/command_execution_time.spec
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..09738859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/segments/command_execution_time.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+#vim:ft=zsh ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 et fenc=utf-8
+
+# Required for shunit2 to run correctly
+setopt shwordsplit
+SHUNIT_PARENT=$0
+
+function setUp() {
+  export TERM="xterm-256color"
+  # Load Powerlevel9k
+  source powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+}
+
+function testCommandExecutionTimeIsNotShownIfTimeIsBelowThreshold() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(custom_world command_execution_time)
+  POWERLEVEL9K_CUSTOM_WORLD='echo world'
+  _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION=2
+
+  assertEquals "%K{white} %F{black}world %k%F{white}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_CUSTOM_WORLD
+  unset _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION
+}
+
+function testCommandExecutionTimeThresholdCouldBeChanged() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(command_execution_time)
+  POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_THRESHOLD=1
+  _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION=2.03
+
+  assertEquals "%K{red} %F{226%}Dur%f %F{226}2.03 %k%F{red}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
+  unset _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_THRESHOLD
+}
+
+function testCommandExecutionTimeThresholdCouldBeSetToZero() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(command_execution_time)
+  POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_THRESHOLD=0
+  _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION=0.03
+
+  assertEquals "%K{red} %F{226%}Dur%f %F{226}0.03 %k%F{red}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
+  unset _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_THRESHOLD
+}
+
+function testCommandExecutionTimePrecisionCouldBeChanged() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(command_execution_time)
+  POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_THRESHOLD=0
+  POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_PRECISION=4
+  _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION=0.0001
+
+  assertEquals "%K{red} %F{226%}Dur%f %F{226}0.0001 %k%F{red}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
+  unset _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_PRECISION
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_THRESHOLD
+}
+
+function testCommandExecutionTimePrecisionCouldBeSetToZero() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(command_execution_time)
+  POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_PRECISION=0
+  _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION=23.5001
+
+  assertEquals "%K{red} %F{226%}Dur%f %F{226}23 %k%F{red}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
+  unset _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_COMMAND_EXECUTION_TIME_PRECISION
+}
+
+function testCommandExecutionTimeIsFormattedHumandReadbleForMinuteLongCommand() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(command_execution_time)
+  _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION=180
+
+  assertEquals "%K{red} %F{226%}Dur%f %F{226}03:00 %k%F{red}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
+  unset _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION
+}
+
+function testCommandExecutionTimeIsFormattedHumandReadbleForHourLongCommand() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(command_execution_time)
+  _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION=7200
+
+  assertEquals "%K{red} %F{226%}Dur%f %F{226}02:00:00 %k%F{red}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
+  unset _P9K_COMMAND_DURATION
+}
+
+source shunit2/source/2.1/src/shunit2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/segments/dir.spec b/test/segments/dir.spec
index 840a298b..ce6869b7 100755
--- a/test/segments/dir.spec
+++ b/test/segments/dir.spec
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@ function setUp() {
   export TERM="xterm-256color"
   # Load Powerlevel9k
   source powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+
+  # Every test should at least use the dir segment
+  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir)
+}
+
+function tearDown() {
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
 }
 
 function testTruncateFoldersWorks() {
-  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir)
   POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=2
   POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY='truncate_folders'
 
@@ -20,19 +26,17 @@ function testTruncateFoldersWorks() {
   mkdir -p $FOLDER
   cd $FOLDER
 
-  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}%3(c:…/:)%2c %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}…/12345678/123456789 %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
 
   cd -
   rm -fr /tmp/powerlevel9k-test
 
   unset FOLDER
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY
 }
 
 function testTruncateMiddleWorks() {
-  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir)
   POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=2
   POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY='truncate_middle'
 
@@ -47,12 +51,10 @@ function testTruncateMiddleWorks() {
 
   unset FOLDER
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY
 }
 
 function testTruncationFromRightWorks() {
-  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir)
   POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=2
   POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY='truncate_from_right'
 
@@ -66,53 +68,191 @@ function testTruncationFromRightWorks() {
   rm -fr /tmp/powerlevel9k-test
 
   unset FOLDER
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY
 }
 
-function testHomeFolderDetectionWorks() {
+function testTruncateWithFolderMarkerWorks() {
   POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir)
+  POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY="truncate_with_folder_marker"
+
+  local BASEFOLDER=/tmp/powerlevel9k-test
+  local FOLDER=$BASEFOLDER/1/12/123/1234/12345/123456/1234567
+  mkdir -p $FOLDER
+  # Setup folder marker
+  touch $BASEFOLDER/1/12/.shorten_folder_marker
+  cd $FOLDER
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}/…/12/123/1234/12345/123456/1234567 %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  cd -
+  rm -fr $BASEFOLDER
+  unset BASEFOLDER
+  unset FOLDER
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
+}
+
+function testTruncateWithFolderMarkerWithChangedFolderMarker() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir)
+  POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY="truncate_with_folder_marker"
+  POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER='.xxx'
+
+  local BASEFOLDER=/tmp/powerlevel9k-test
+  local FOLDER=$BASEFOLDER/1/12/123/1234/12345/123456/1234567
+  mkdir -p $FOLDER
+  # Setup folder marker
+  touch $BASEFOLDER/1/12/.xxx
+  cd $FOLDER
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}/…/12/123/1234/12345/123456/1234567 %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  cd -
+  rm -fr $BASEFOLDER
+  unset BASEFOLDER
+  unset FOLDER
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
+}
+
+function testHomeFolderDetectionWorks() {
   POWERLEVEL9K_HOME_ICON='home-icon'
 
   cd ~
-  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black%}home-icon%f %F{black}%~ %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black%}home-icon%f %F{black}~ %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
 
   cd -
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_HOME_ICON
 }
 
 function testHomeSubfolderDetectionWorks() {
-  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir)
   POWERLEVEL9K_HOME_SUB_ICON='sub-icon'
 
   FOLDER=~/powerlevel9k-test
   mkdir $FOLDER
   cd $FOLDER
-  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black%}sub-icon%f %F{black}%~ %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black%}sub-icon%f %F{black}~/powerlevel9k-test %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
 
   cd -
   rm -fr $FOLDER
   unset FOLDER
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_HOME_SUB_ICON
 }
 
 function testOtherFolderDetectionWorks() {
-  POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir)
   POWERLEVEL9K_FOLDER_ICON='folder-icon'
 
   FOLDER=/tmp/powerlevel9k-test
   mkdir $FOLDER
   cd $FOLDER
-  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black%}folder-icon%f %F{black}%~ %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black%}folder-icon%f %F{black}/tmp/powerlevel9k-test %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
 
   cd -
   rm -fr $FOLDER
   unset FOLDER
-  unset POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS
   unset POWERLEVEL9K_FOLDER_ICON
 }
 
+function testChangingDirPathSeparator() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR='xXx'
+  local FOLDER="/tmp/powerlevel9k-test/1/2"
+  mkdir -p $FOLDER
+  cd $FOLDER
+
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}xXxtmpxXxpowerlevel9k-testxXx1xXx2 %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  cd -
+  unset FOLDER
+  rm -fr /tmp/powerlevel9k-test
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR
+}
+
+function testOmittingFirstCharacterWorks() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER=true
+  POWERLEVEL9K_FOLDER_ICON='folder-icon'
+  cd /tmp
+
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black%}folder-icon%f %F{black}tmp %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  cd -
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_FOLDER_ICON
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER
+}
+
+function testOmittingFirstCharacterWorksWithChangingPathSeparator() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER=true
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR='xXx'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_FOLDER_ICON='folder-icon'
+  mkdir -p /tmp/powerlevel9k-test/1/2
+  cd /tmp/powerlevel9k-test/1/2
+
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black%}folder-icon%f %F{black}tmpxXxpowerlevel9k-testxXx1xXx2 %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  cd -
+  rm -fr /tmp/powerlevel9k-test
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_FOLDER_ICON
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER
+}
+
+# This test makes it obvious that combining a truncation strategy
+# that cuts off folders from the left and omitting the the first
+# character does not make much sense. The truncation strategy
+# comes first, prints an ellipsis and that gets then cut off by
+# POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER..
+# But it does more sense in combination with other truncation
+# strategies.
+function testOmittingFirstCharacterWorksWithChangingPathSeparatorAndDefaultTruncation() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER=true
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR='xXx'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=2
+  POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY='truncate_folders'
+  mkdir -p /tmp/powerlevel9k-test/1/2
+  cd /tmp/powerlevel9k-test/1/2
+
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}xXx1xXx2 %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  cd -
+  rm -fr /tmp/powerlevel9k-test
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY
+}
+
+function testOmittingFirstCharacterWorksWithChangingPathSeparatorAndMiddleTruncation() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER=true
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR='xXx'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=2
+  POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY='truncate_middle'
+  mkdir -p /tmp/powerlevel9k-test/1/2
+  cd /tmp/powerlevel9k-test/1/2
+
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}tmpxXxpo…stxXx1xXx2 %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  cd -
+  rm -fr /tmp/powerlevel9k-test
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY
+}
+
+function testOmittingFirstCharacterWorksWithChangingPathSeparatorAndRightTruncation() {
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER=true
+  POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR='xXx'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=2
+  POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY='truncate_from_right'
+  mkdir -p /tmp/powerlevel9k-test/1/2
+  cd /tmp/powerlevel9k-test/1/2
+
+  assertEquals "%K{blue} %F{black}tmpxXxpo…xXx1xXx2 %k%F{blue}%f " "$(build_left_prompt)"
+
+  cd -
+  rm -fr /tmp/powerlevel9k-test
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_PATH_SEPARATOR
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_OMIT_FIRST_CHARACTER
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH
+  unset POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY
+}
+
 source shunit2/source/2.1/src/shunit2