Polyglot Prompt

Judgement

What it is

Developer tool

What it does

A single shell script that gives a git-aware, ASCII-only prompt across zsh, bash, ksh, mksh, dash, BusyBox ash and other shells.

Adopt it when

You work across minimal or unusual shells, such as BusyBox or ksh on embedded or BSD systems, and want one consistent prompt.

Watch out

It is a one-person project with modest activity.

Ready for

Usable

Runs as

Command line

Built with

Shell

How established

Established: started 9 years ago, latest release v1.14.2.

What the license allows

You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-06 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

Follow it down: Polyglot Prompt → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

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