I have several use-cases / problems I solve with my prompt:
- See current git branch (to not mistakenly work or commit into the wrong branch)
- See git has changes (to stash them before switching branches)
- See the current language/engine version (like go v1.24.2, because i use tools like gvm, sdk, nvm or rustup to switch version in projects and i want feedback that i have the correct/expected language version enabled)
- See that i am on my local or a remote machine and k8s context
That's mostly it. Of course, I can do this by writing my own prompt, but I found out that Starship does this for me, basically out of the box, on any machine and terminal, in a very nice-looking way. Also, I am not a fan of fancy-looking prompts, so visually, Starship fits best for me.
- See current git branch (to not mistakenly work or commit into the wrong branch)
- See git has changes (to stash them before switching branches)
- See the current language/engine version (like go v1.24.2, because i use tools like gvm, sdk, nvm or rustup to switch version in projects and i want feedback that i have the correct/expected language version enabled)
- See that i am on my local or a remote machine and k8s context
That's mostly it. Of course, I can do this by writing my own prompt, but I found out that Starship does this for me, basically out of the box, on any machine and terminal, in a very nice-looking way. Also, I am not a fan of fancy-looking prompts, so visually, Starship fits best for me.