Cmder - Powerline prompt for cmd shell

This is a custom configuration for Cmder. It mainly contains :

• some aliases
• a custom prompt inspired by agnoster theme
  • admin symbol on black backgound (optionnal - not displayed by default)
  • user@hostname on black backgound (optionnal - not displayed by default)
  • current directory path on blue background
  • git folders on green background for clean repo and yellow for dirty
  • npm module name and version (black background)

with Ubuntu theme

Requirements

Download the Meslo LG M font You are able to use any font in Cmder, but this font contains the symbols included in the prompt.

Powershell dependencies

These dependencies are required only if you use a powershell console

• oh-my-posh
• posh-git
• Get-ChildItemColor

Install-Module oh-my-posh -Scope CurrentUser
Install-Module posh-git -AllowClobber -Scope CurrentUser
Install-Module Get-ChildItemColor -Scope CurrentUser

Font Configuration

To show symbols correctly:

• Go to Cmder Settings => Main
• Choose Main console font to be what you prefer
• Choose Alternative font to be Meslo LG M For Powerline
• Modify the value of Unicode ranges to add: E0A0; E0B0; 26A1
• Save Settings

Usage

Download all files, and place it (or create symbolic links) in %CMDER_ROOT%/config folder. Restart Cmder to load the custom configuration.

cmd Configuration

All These modifications required to open a new console in cmder.

Path

You can modify the prompt to display either the full path or only the folder name. To do this, add an environment variable CMDER_CUSTOM_PROMPT_PATH_TYPE in user-profile.cmd The value could be either:

• full for full path like C:\Windows\System32 (default value)
• folder for folder name only like System32

set CMDER_CUSTOM_PROMPT_PATH_TYPE=folder

You can substitute the user home path by a ~ character (only available with PROMPT_FULL) To do this, add an environment variable CMDER_CUSTOM_PROMPT_TILDE_SUBSTITUTION in user-profile.cmd (active by default)

set CMDER_CUSTOM_PROMPT_TILDE_SUBSTITUTION=false

Admin

You can modify the prompt to display a High voltage symbol at the beginning of the prompt when the current user has admin rights. To do this, add an environment variable CMDER_CUSTOM_PROMPT_DISPLAY_ADMIN in user-profile.cmd (inactive by default)

This feature is quite slow (approximately 0.2~0.3 second)

set CMDER_CUSTOM_PROMPT_DISPLAY_ADMIN=true

User

You can modify the prompt to display the current user and hostname. To do this, add an environment variable CMDER_CUSTOM_PROMPT_DISPLAY_USER in user-profile.cmd (inactive by default)

set CMDER_CUSTOM_PROMPT_DISPLAY_USER=true

Debug

The script debug.lua displays the time passed in each lua function called.

To active this script, add an environment variable CLINK_PROMPT_DEBUG with value true

set CLINK_PROMPT_DEBUG=true

powershell Configuration

Theme

You can change the prompt theme. To do this, modify the line Set-Theme <themeName> with the desired theme in file my-user-profile.ps1. List of available themes on oh-my-posh

User

You can modify the prompt to display the current user and hostname. To do this, comment the line $DefaultUser = $env:USERNAME in file my-user-profile.ps1

Links

ANSI Color Sequence