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+# prompt style and colors based on Steve Losh's Prose theme:
+# http://github.com/sjl/oh-my-zsh/blob/master/themes/prose.zsh-theme
+#
+# vcs_info modifications from Bart Trojanowski's zsh prompt:
+# http://www.jukie.net/bart/blog/pimping-out-zsh-prompt
+#
+# git untracked files modification from Brian Carper:
+# http://briancarper.net/blog/570/git-info-in-your-zsh-prompt
+
+function virtualenv_info {
+    [ $VIRTUAL_ENV ] && echo '('`basename $VIRTUAL_ENV`') '
+}
+PR_GIT_UPDATE=1
+
+setopt prompt_subst
+autoload colors
+colors
+
+autoload -U add-zsh-hook
+autoload -Uz vcs_info
+
+#use extended color pallete if available
+if [[ $TERM = *256color* || $TERM = *rxvt* ]]; then
+    turquoise="%F{81}"
+    orange="%F{166}"
+    purple="%F{135}"
+    hotpink="%F{161}"
+    limegreen="%F{118}"
+else
+    turquoise="$fg[cyan]"
+    orange="$fg[yellow]"
+    purple="$fg[magenta]"
+    hotpink="$fg[red]"
+    limegreen="$fg[green]"
+fi
+
+# enable VCS systems you use
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*' enable git svn
+
+# check-for-changes can be really slow.
+# you should disable it, if you work with large repositories
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' check-for-changes true
+
+# set formats
+# %b - branchname
+# %u - unstagedstr (see below)
+# %c - stagedstr (see below)
+# %a - action (e.g. rebase-i)
+# %R - repository path
+# %S - path in the repository
+PR_RST="%{${reset_color}%}"
+FMT_BRANCH="(%{$turquoise%}%b%u%c${PR_RST})"
+FMT_ACTION="(%{$limegreen%}%a${PR_RST})"
+FMT_UNSTAGED="%{$orange%}●"
+FMT_STAGED="%{$limegreen%}●"
+
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' unstagedstr   "${FMT_UNSTAGED}"
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' stagedstr     "${FMT_STAGED}"
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' actionformats "${FMT_BRANCH}${FMT_ACTION}"
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' formats       "${FMT_BRANCH}"
+zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' nvcsformats   ""
+
+
+function steeef_preexec {
+    case "$(history $HISTCMD)" in
+        *git*)
+            PR_GIT_UPDATE=1
+            ;;
+        *svn*)
+            PR_GIT_UPDATE=1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+add-zsh-hook preexec steeef_preexec
+
+function steeef_chpwd {
+    PR_GIT_UPDATE=1
+}
+add-zsh-hook chpwd steeef_chpwd
+
+function steeef_precmd {
+    if [[ -n "$PR_GIT_UPDATE" ]] ; then
+        # check for untracked files or updated submodules, since vcs_info doesn't
+        if [[ ! -z $(git ls-files --other --exclude-standard 2> /dev/null) ]]; then
+            PR_GIT_UPDATE=1
+            FMT_BRANCH="(%{$turquoise%}%b%u%c%{$hotpink%}●${PR_RST})"
+        else
+            FMT_BRANCH="(%{$turquoise%}%b%u%c${PR_RST})"
+        fi
+        zstyle ':vcs_info:*:prompt:*' formats       "${FMT_BRANCH}"
+
+        vcs_info 'prompt'
+        PR_GIT_UPDATE=
+    fi
+}
+add-zsh-hook precmd steeef_precmd
+
+PROMPT=$'
+%{$purple%}%n%{$reset_color%} at %{$orange%}%m%{$reset_color%} in %{$limegreen%}%~%{$reset_color%} $vcs_info_msg_0_
+$(virtualenv_info)$ '