Char Symbol dont't change

[carlosroltjr]

The problem

I was setting up the user's configuration and I noticed that the SPACESHIP_CHAR_SYMBOL don't change when I set a new value for It

The default char ➜ still remains:

Relevant Zsh configuration

export ZSH="/home/carlos.junior/.oh-my-zsh"

SPACESHIP_PROMPT_FIRST_PREFIX_SHOW="true"
ZSH_THEME="spaceship"

plugins=(git)

source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh

SPACESHIP_PROMPT_ORDER=(
  user          # Username section
  host          # Hostname section
  dir           # Current directory section
  git           # Git section (git_branch + git_status)
  exec_time     # Execution time
  line_sep      # Line break
  jobs          # Background jobs indicator
  exit_code     # Exit code section
  char          # Prompt character
)

SPACESHIP_CHAR_SYMBOL="$"
SPACESHIP_CHAR_PREFIX="└─"
SPACESHIP_CHAR_SUFFIX=" "

SPACESHIP_USER_SHOW="always"
SPACESHIP_USER_PREFIX="┌──("
SPACESHIP_USER_SUFFIX=""
SPACESHIP_USER_COLOR="green"

SPACESHIP_HOST_SHOW="always"
SPACESHIP_HOST_PREFIX="%{$fg[green]%}@"
SPACESHIP_HOST_SUFFIX="%{$fg[gray]%}:"
SPACESHIP_HOST_COLOR="green"

SPACESHIP_DIR_TRUNC_REPO=false
SPACESHIP_DIR_PREFIX=""
SPACESHIP_DIR_SUFFIX=") "
SPACESHIP_DIR_COLOR="blue"

### Added by Zinit's installer
if [[ ! -f $HOME/.local/share/zinit/zinit.git/zinit.zsh ]]; then
    print -P "%F{33} %F{220}Installing %F{33}ZDHARMA-CONTINUUM%F{220} Initiative Plugin Manager (%F{33}zdharma-continuum/zinit%F{220})…%f"
    command mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/zinit" && command chmod g-rwX "$HOME/.local/share/zinit"
    command git clone https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit "$HOME/.local/share/zinit/zinit.git" && \
        print -P "%F{33} %F{34}Installation successful.%f%b" || \
        print -P "%F{160} The clone has failed.%f%b"
fi

source "$HOME/.local/share/zinit/zinit.git/zinit.zsh"
autoload -Uz _zinit
(( ${+_comps} )) && _comps[zinit]=_zinit
### End of Zinit's installer chunk
zinit light zdharma/fast-syntax-highlighting

What is version of Spaceship are you using?

v4.13.1

What is version of Zsh are you using?

5.8.1

What operation system are you running?

Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS jammy

Do you use any Zsh framework or plugin manager?

zinit

Which terminal emulator do you use?

Terminator

Additional information

No response

[SkyHeads]

any solution? im have same problem

[guhenrique007]

same here, I made a workaround replacing the icon in ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/spaceship-prompt/sections/char.zsh

any solution? im have same problem

[cxa]

My workaround is: set SPACESHIP_CHAR_SYMBOL before loading. I'm using antigen, this is my working config:

SPACESHIP_CHAR_SYMBOL='%6{🌿🦥🍃%} '
antigen apply

[henc0]

any solution? im have same problem
have the same problem fix with this "change CHAR to PROMPT

SPACESHIP_PROMPT_SYMBOL=

[Nannk]

My workaround is: set SPACESHIP_CHAR_SYMBOL before loading. I'm using antigen, this is my working config:

SPACESHIP_CHAR_SYMBOL='%6{🌿🦥🍃%} '
antigen apply

Can confirm this solution does help.
in my case:

SPACESHIP_PROMPT_SYMBOL=">>"
SPACESHIP_CHAR_SYMBOL=">>"
... 
prompt spaceship

[phocean]

I am not using antigen, and I found no workaround so far.
Before or after source, or in the config file, nothing works.

[lucasmatsui]

It's not a bug i think, you need create a custom spaceship.zsh file and put your config in it.

Follow this docs:

• https://spaceship-prompt.sh/config/intro/

Use the first method with "touch", the other didn't work for me.

After, open this file that you create.
$ open ~/.spaceshiprc.zsh

and put your SPACESHIP_* configuration in it

reload your terminal and that's it.

For me, it worked. 😄