gozilla-lite
July 10, 2026 · View on GitHub
A clean, minimal Oh My Zsh prompt based on the built-in
gozilla theme, tweaked for my everyday development environments. It shows the
current directory, git branch, and a live git status in the right-hand prompt.

Features
- Minimal single-line prompt:
➜ dir (branch) ⌚ $ - Current git branch shown inline
- Live working-tree status on the right prompt (added / modified / deleted / renamed / unmerged / untracked)
- Color-coded so state is readable at a glance
Requirements
Installation
Drop the theme into your Oh My Zsh custom themes directory (recommended — it won't be overwritten by Oh My Zsh updates):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jannik-el/gozilla-lite/main/gozilla-lite.zsh-theme \
-o "${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/gozilla-lite.zsh-theme"
Then set the theme in ~/.zshrc:
ZSH_THEME="gozilla-lite"
Reload your shell:
source ~/.zshrc
Alternative: install with git clone
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jannik-el/gozilla-lite.git /tmp/gozilla-lite
cp /tmp/gozilla-lite/gozilla-lite.zsh-theme "${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/"
rm -rf /tmp/gozilla-lite
Prompt legend
| Symbol | Meaning | Color |
|---|---|---|
| ✈ | Added | cyan |
| ✭ | Modified | yellow |
| ✗ | Deleted | red |
| ➦ | Renamed | blue |
| ✂ | Unmerged | magenta |
| ✱ | Untracked | grey |
Credits
Based on the gozilla theme that ships with
Oh My Zsh, originally created by
Irakli Gozalishvili in 2010.
License
Released under the MIT License.