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Update README for git-prompt to clarify how to use (#10922)
* Add note about need to customise theme.

It may not be obvious that the theme needs to be customised. See: https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/issues/9395

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# git-prompt plugin
A `zsh` prompt that displays information about the current git repository. In particular:
the branch name, difference with remote branch, number of files staged or changed, etc.
To use it, add `git-prompt` to the plugins array in your zshrc file:
```zsh
plugins=(... git-prompt)
```
You may also need to [customize your theme](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/issues/9395#issuecomment-1027130429)
to change the way the prompt is built. See the
[OMZ wiki on customizing themes](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Customization#overriding-and-adding-themes).
See the [original repository](https://github.com/olivierverdier/zsh-git-prompt).
## Requirements
This plugin uses `python3`, so your host needs to have it installed.
## Examples
The prompt may look like the following:
- `(master↑3|✚1)`: on branch `master`, ahead of remote by 3 commits, 1 file changed but not staged
- `(status|●2)`: on branch `status`, 2 files staged
- `(master|✚7…)`: on branch `master`, 7 files changed, some files untracked
- `(master|✖2✚3)`: on branch `master`, 2 conflicts, 3 files changed
- `(experimental↓2↑3|✔)`: on branch `experimental`; your branch has diverged by 3 commits, remote by 2 commits; the repository is otherwise clean
- `(:70c2952|✔)`: not on any branch; parent commit has hash `70c2952`; the repository is otherwise clean
- `(master|⚑2)`: on branch `master`, there are 2 stashed changes
## Prompt Structure
By default, the general appearance of the prompt is:
```text
(<branch><branch tracking>|<local status>)
```
The symbols are as follows:
### Local Status Symbols
| Symbol | Meaning |
|--------|--------------------------------|
| ✔ | repository clean |
| ●n | there are `n` staged files |
| ✖n | there are `n` unmerged files |
| ✚n | there are `n` unstaged files |
| -n | there are `n` deleted files |
| ⚑n | there are `n` stashed changes |
| … | there are some untracked files |
### Branch Tracking Symbols
| Symbol | Meaning |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| ↑n | ahead of remote by `n` commits |
| ↓n | behind remote by `n` commits |
| ↓m↑n | branches diverged: other by `m` commits, yours by `n` commits |
## Customisation
- Set the variable `ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CACHE` to any value in order to enable caching.
- Set the variable `ZSH_THEME_GIT_SHOW_UPSTREAM` to any value to display the upstream branch.
- You may also change a number of variables (whose name start with `ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_`)
to change the appearance of the prompt. Take a look at the bottom of the [plugin file](git-prompt.plugin.zsh)`
to see what variables are available.
**Enjoy!**