README.md

January 24, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

Burn is a prompt theme for Zsh.

Examples

screenshot showing Burn
screenshot showing Burn Black
screenshot showing Burn Blue
screenshot showing Burn Purple
screenshot showcasing error code display

Installation:

ohmyzsh

  • Download the theme:
    wget -O${ZSH_CUSTOM}/themes/burn.zsh-theme https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Xatra1/burn/refs/heads/master/burn.zsh-theme
    
  • And add this in your .zshrc:
    ZSH_THEME="burn"
    

zinit

  • Add this in your .zshrc:
    zinit load Xatra1/burn
    ZSH_THEME="burn"
    

Manual:

  • Copy the contents of burn.zsh-theme into your .zshrc.

Configuration

By default, Burn sets several environment variables:

BURN_BACKGROUND_COLOR_ERROR="red"
BURN_BACKGROUND_COLOR_HOSTNAME="white"
BURN_BACKGROUND_COLOR_DIR="red"

BURN_FOREGROUND_COLOR_ERROR="red"
BURN_FOREGROUND_COLOR_HOSTNAME="red"
BURN_FOREGROUND_COLOR_DIR="white"

These can be modified in your .zshrc to get Burn to look any way you want!

The variable values can be either the color's name (if the named color is one of the 16 system colors) or an HTML color code.