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Start documenting bash prompt.

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Signed-off-by: James Blair <mail@jamesblair.net>
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** Optional - Setup sbp powerline prompt
Having an informative bash prompt can ease cognitive burden and make development more pleasant. Below is an example of my terminal prompt which is based on [[https://github.com/powerline/fonts/][powerline fonts]] for symbols and [[https://github.com/brujoand/sbp][simple bash prompt]] for the overall presentation.
As you can see in the screenshot, contextual "segments" are presented in the prompt to provide information like directory, current user and detailed git status.
[[./images/powerline-prompt.png]]
** Optional - Setup mutt mail client ** Optional - Setup mutt mail client
For reading email we ideally use a cli based client for fast searching and lightweight mail reading. For reading email we ideally use a cli based client for fast searching and lightweight mail reading.