Starship Prompt Configuration¶

Overview¶

Starship is a minimal, blazing-fast, and customizable prompt for any shell.

Installation¶

cd ~/dotfiles
stow starship

Config location: ~/.config/starship.toml

Key Features¶

Prompt Symbols¶

[character]
success_symbol = "[❯](fg:#83DCC8)"  # Normal prompt
error_symbol = "[✗](bold red)"      # Previous command failed

Git Branch¶

Shows current branch with purple icon:

[git_branch]
format = " [$symbol](bold purple)[$branch]($style) "

AWS Profile¶

Displays active AWS profile and region:

[aws]
format = ' [$symbol($profile )(\($region\))]($style)'
symbol = " "

Command Duration¶

Shows execution time for commands over 5 seconds:

[cmd_duration]
min_time = 5_000

Custom Environment Variables¶

Displays custom env vars like RADA_ENVIRONMENT:

[env_var.RADA_ENVIRONMENT]
default = "dev"
format = '[  (\($env_value\))]($style)'

Customization¶

Edit ~/.config/starship.toml. See Starship docs for all options.

Related¶

• Zsh - Shell configuration