Mystic Prompt

A prompt in the style of MysticBBS server software, with graceful fallbacks, implementing mystic-termlib

Features

From top-left to bottom right:

• Indicates whether shelled out of Midnight Commander
• System resource meters for battery, load, and memory+swap
• Simple clock with only the most transient details
• Colorful exit code indicator of previous command success
• New line for git branch and status when in repo
• Exit code of previous command if non-zero
• Standard user @ host; visually distinct when root shell
• $PWD shortened to nearby elements
• Input pip becomes visually distinct when root shell

Supported OS Stats

OS	CPU	Mem	Bat
Linux	Y	Y	Y
FreeBSD	Y	Y
OpenBSD	Y	inexact

Usage

mkdir ~/.local/lib
cd ~/.local/lib
git clone https://github.com/padthaitofuhot/mystic-prompt.git
printf "%s\n%s\n\n" "# Mystic Prompt" "source ~/.local/lib/mystic-prompt/mystic.bash" >>~/.bashrc
cd -

Examples

#    MC─[▆▄▂ˡ]─[▂ᵐ▁ˢ]─────── ·[Sun·30·02:30]·
#    └─ [siv@samadhi] · […/usr/local/sbin]∙ ls -la
#
# ┌─────[▅^ᵇ]─[▆▄▂ˡ]─[▂ᵐ]─── ·[Sun·30·02:30]·
# └ 127 [root@samadhi] · […/usr/local/sbin]# ls -la
#
#    ┌──[▅.ᵇ]─[▆▄▂ˡ]─[▂ᵐ▁ˢ]─ ·[Sun·30·02:30]·
#    │ …-issue-1987 3:0 idx.notup:4 tree.rm:2 untracked:7
#    └─ [siv@samadhi] · […/usr/local/sbin]∙ ls -la
#
# ┌─────[▅?ᵇ]─[▆▄▂ˡ]─[▂ᵐ▁ˢ]─ ·[Sun·30·02:30]·
# │ main 3:0 idx.notup:4 tree.rm:2 untracked:7
# └ 127 [siv@samadhi] · […/usr/local/sbin]∙ ls -la
#
#    ┌──[▆▄▂ˡ]─[▂ᵐ]───────── ·[Sun·30·02:30]·
#    └─ [siv@samadhi] · […/usr/local/sbin]∙ ls -la
#
#    ┌──[▆▄▂ˡ]────────────── ·[Sun·30·02:30]·
#    └─ [siv@samadhi] · […/usr/local/sbin]∙ ls -la
#
# .-----[o^B]-[0OoL]-[oM.S]- -[Sun-30-02:30]-
# : 127 [root@samadhi] - [.../usr/local/sbin]# ls -la
#
# .--[0OoL]----------------- -[Sun-30-02:30]-
# : ...-issue-1987 3:0 idx.notup:4 tree.rm:2 untracked:7
# :. [root@samadhi] - [.../usr/local/sbin]# ls -la

Acknowledgements

Portions of MysticPrompt include software from other authors:

• Git dashboard functions from Bash Color Tools
  • https://github.com/christopher-barry/bash-color-tools
  • Copyright 2007-2012 Christopher Barry christopher.r.barry@gmail.com:
  • GPLv3

References:

• BashHackers Wiki https://wiki.bash-hackers.org/
• GreyCat's Wiki https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide
  • Specifically: https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/053?highlight=%28PS1%29