# Fish: greeting & prompt
[2026-04-05_fish-prompt]

Modified: 2026-04-11 @ 16:49:09 (Saturday)
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#code #fish

    function fish_greeting
    	clear -x
    	tput cup 0 $(math -s 0 $COLUMNS/2-4) # center
    	tput dim
        echo -n "="
        tput sgr0
        tput bold
        echo -n "^."
        tput setaf 5
        echo -n "ꞈ"
        tput sgr0
        tput bold
        echo -n ".^"
        tput sgr0
        tput dim
        echo -n "= "
        tput sgr0
        tput bold
        echo "∫"
        tput sgr0
    end

    function fish_prompt --description 'Write out the prompt'
    	#Save the return status of the previous command
    	set stat $status

    	if not set -q __fish_prompt_normal
    		set -g __fish_prompt_normal (set_color normal)
    	end

    	if not set -q __fish_color_blue
    		set -g __fish_color_blue (set_color -o blue)
    	end

    	set __fish_color_status (set_color -o green)
    	if test $stat -gt 0
    		set __fish_color_status (set_color -o red)
    	end

    	switch "$USER"
    		case root toor
    			if not set -q __fish_prompt_cwd
    				if set -q fish_color_cwd_root
    					set -g __fish_prompt_cwd (set_color $fish_color_cwd_root)
    				else
    					set -g __fish_prompt_cwd (set_color $fish_color_cwd)
    				end
    			end

    			printf '%s %s%s%s%s%s%s %s%s %s%s%s' \
    				(date +"%H:%M") \
    				(set_color -o red) $USER "$__fish_color_status" "$stat" (set_color -o red) (prompt_hostname) \
    				(set_color normal) (prompt_pwd) \
    				(set_color -o red) "⎬ ⸨#〉" (set_color normal)

    		case '*'
    			if not set -q __fish_prompt_cwd
    				set -g __fish_prompt_cwd (set_color $fish_color_cwd)
    			end

     			# "♓︎•〉" is excellent but the pisces confuses xfce4-terminal. Good eyes: ·︢ ⊙ ⊚ ⸟ Gills: ⸨ ⟪ ｟ Tails: × » › } ⦄ ⎬ ≻
    			printf '%s%s%s %s%s%s%s%s%s%s %s%s %s%s%s' \
    				(set_color -d brblue) (date +"%H:%M") (set_color normal) \
    				(set_color brcyan) $USER "$__fish_color_status" "$stat" (set_color normal) (set_color cyan) (prompt_hostname) \
    				"$__fish_prompt_cwd" (prompt_pwd) \
    				"$__fish_color_blue" "⎬ ⸨•〉" (set_color normal)
    	end
    end

                                       =^.ꞈ.^= ∫
    12:34 pnppl0chonk ~ ⎬ ⸨•〉

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