Powerline

install powerline

https://powerline.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

(ensure you are installing this into the right pip place)

pip install powerline-status

install patched powerline fonts

https://github.com/powerline/fonts

  • meslo slashed (LG S)
  • GoMono
  • Cousine
  • Droid Sans Mono Slashed ***

add powerline to tmux

https://powerline.readthedocs.io/en/latest/usage/other.html#tmux-statusline

# add to .tmux.conf
run-shell "powerline-daemon -q"
source "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline.conf"

# if necessary run (on linux this will be in .local/bin with the python modules)
powerline-config tmux setup

config locations

https://powerline.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration/local.html#powerline-script-overrides

# get powerline install location
pip show powerline-status | grep Location | awk '{print $2}'

# main config
$powerline/powerline/config_files/themes/tmux 

# tmux theme
$powerline/powerline/config_files/config.json

powerline segment documentation

https://powerline.readthedocs.io/en/master/configuration/segments/common.html#module-powerline.segments.common.net

tmux_getcwd shellcmd

https://github.com/erikw/tmux-powerline/blob/master/lib/tmux_adapter.sh

add powerline to zshrc

get installation root

pip show powerline-status

# add to zshrc
. /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh