# user, host, full path, and time/date
  # on two lines for easier vgrepping
  # entry in a nice long thread on the Arch Linux forums: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=521888#p521888
  
  function hg_prompt_info {
      hg prompt --angle-brackets "\
  <hg:%{$fg[magenta]%}<branch>%{$reset_color%}><:%{$fg[magenta]%}<bookmark>%{$reset_color%}>\
  </%{$fg[yellow]%}<tags|%{$reset_color%}, %{$fg[yellow]%}>%{$reset_color%}>\
  %{$fg[red]%}<status|modified|unknown><update>%{$reset_color%}<
  patches: <patches|join( → )|pre_applied(%{$fg[yellow]%})|post_applied(%{$reset_color%})|pre_unapplied(%{$fg_bold[black]%})|post_unapplied(%{$reset_color%})>>" 2>/dev/null
  }
  
  ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_ADDED="%{$fg[cyan]%}+"
  ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_MODIFIED="%{$fg[yellow]%}✱"
  ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DELETED="%{$fg[red]%}✗"
  ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_RENAMED="%{$fg[blue]%}➦"
  ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNMERGED="%{$fg[magenta]%}✂"

  ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNTRACKED="%{$fg[blue]%}✈"
  ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_BEFORE=" %{$fg[blue]%}"

  ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SHA_AFTER="%{$reset_color%}"
  
  function mygit() {
    if [[ "$(git config --get oh-my-zsh.hide-status)" != "1" ]]; then
      ref=$(command git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || \
      ref=$(command git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
      echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX${ref#refs/heads/}$(git_prompt_short_sha)$( git_prompt_status )%{$reset_color%}$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX "
    fi
  }
  
  function retcode() {}
  
  # alternate prompt with git & hg
  PROMPT=$'%{\e[0;34m%}%B┌─[%b%{\e[0m%}%{\e[1;32m%}%n%{\e[1;30m%}@%{\e[0m%}%{\e[0;36m%}%m%{\e[0;34m%}%B]%b%{\e[0m%} - %b%{\e[0;34m%}%B[%b%{\e[1;37m%}%~%{\e[0;34m%}%B]%b%{\e[0m%} - %{\e[0;34m%}%B[%b%{\e[0;33m%}'%D{"%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S"}%b$'%{\e[0;34m%}%B]%b%{\e[0m%}
  %{\e[0;34m%}%B└─%B[%{\e[1;35m%}%?$(retcode)%{\e[0;34m%}%B] <$(mygit)$(hg_prompt_info)>%{\e[0m%}%b '
  PS2=$' \e[0;34m%}%B>%{\e[0m%}%b '