Chill out, don’t worry, because in this article we’ll be diving into some of these problems and providing solutions to fix them!
First, the infamous “no prompt” issue. This is where PL10K doesn’t display a prompt when you open your terminal window. To solve this problem, make sure that you have added the following line at the end of your .zshrc file:
# Enable Powerlevel10k theme
# Checks if the load.zsh file is readable and if so, sources it to enable the Powerlevel10k theme
if [[ -r $(dirname $0)/powerlevel10k/load.zsh ]]; then
source $(dirname $0)/powerlevel10k/load.zsh
fi
If you’re using a custom theme, make sure to replace “powerlevel10k” with the name of your chosen theme in both instances where it appears above.
Next up is the issue of missing or incorrect colors. This can happen if you have installed PL10K via Homebrew and haven’t added the necessary color codes to your .zshrc file. To fix this, add the following lines at the end:
# Load Powerlevel10k theme configuration
eval "$(powerlevel10k/load)" # This line evaluates the command "powerlevel10k/load" and executes it, loading the chosen theme configuration.
# Set prompt colors
POWERLEVEL9K_MODE='nerdfont' # This line sets the mode for the Powerlevel9k theme to use a nerdfont, which is a font that includes icons and symbols.
export CLICOLOR=true # This line exports the variable CLICOLOR and sets it to true, enabling colored output in the terminal.
export LSCOLORS="gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad" # This line exports the variable LSCOLORS and sets it to a specific color code, which determines the colors used for different types of files in the terminal.
Again, make sure to replace “powerlevel10k” with your chosen theme name.
Another common issue is the lack of autocompletion for commands and directories. This can be fixed by installing a plugin like Zsh AutoCompletion (zsh-autosuggestions) or Zsh Completions (zsh-completions). To do this, add the following lines to your .zshrc file:
# Load autocompletion plugins
# This line loads the necessary plugins for autocompletion in the Zsh shell.
# The "source" command is used to execute the specified file in the current shell environment.
source /usr/share/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
# This line sources the zsh-autosuggestions plugin, which provides suggestions for commands based on previous command history.
# The file path specifies the location of the plugin on the system.
source /usr/share/zsh-completions/zsh-completions.zsh
# This line sources the zsh-completions plugin, which provides completions for commands and directories.
# The file path specifies the location of the plugin on the system.
Make sure to replace “/usr/share” with the path where your autocompletion plugins are installed.
Finally, customizing PL10K for your specific needs. This can be done by creating a custom configuration file in ~/.config/powerlevel10k/themes directory and adding your own settings to it. For example:
# Set Powerlevel10k theme to use Nerd Font icons
POWERLEVEL9K_MODE='nerdfont'
# Enable colored output in the terminal
export CLICOLOR=true
# Set custom color scheme for ls command
export LSCOLORS="gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad"
# Set Powerlevel10k theme to use Gruvbox Dark theme
ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/themes/gruvbox-dark.zsh-theme"
# The following code is used to customize the Powerlevel10k theme for specific needs
# Create a custom configuration file in the specified directory
# and add custom settings to it
# For example, to customize the theme colors, add the following code to the configuration file:
# POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir vcs)
# POWERLEVEL9K_RIGHT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(status root_indicator background_jobs)
# POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_FOREGROUND='white'
# POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_BACKGROUND='red'
# POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_FOREGROUND='yellow'
# POWERLEVEL9K_VCS_BACKGROUND='blue'
# POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_OK_FOREGROUND='green'
# POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_OK_BACKGROUND='black'
# POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_ERROR_FOREGROUND='red'
# POWERLEVEL9K_STATUS_ERROR_BACKGROUND='black'
# POWERLEVEL9K_ROOT_INDICATOR_FOREGROUND='white'
# POWERLEVEL9K_ROOT_INDICATOR_BACKGROUND='red'
# POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND_JOBS_FOREGROUND='white'
# POWERLEVEL9K_BACKGROUND_JOBS_BACKGROUND='blue'
# Note: These are just examples, feel free to customize the settings according to your preferences.
Again, make sure to replace “nerdfont”, “gruvbox-dark”, and any other settings with your own preferences.