From c440fc79c57c96e68d3e7dcf8bcf91e82e5a386b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: romkatv Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:31:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add faq about configuration wizard running all the time --- README.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 73d9735a..613a6acf 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ it will generate the same prompt. 1. [Why is my cursor in the wrong place?](#why-is-my-cursor-in-the-wrong-place) 1. [Why is my prompt wrapping around in a weird way?](#why-is-my-prompt-wrapping-around-in-a-weird-way) 1. [Why is my right prompt in the wrong place?](#why-is-my-right-prompt-in-the-wrong-place) + 1. [Why does the configuration wizard run automatically every time I start zsh?](#why-does-the-configuration-wizard-run-automatically-every-time-i-start-zsh) 1. [I cannot install the recommended font. Help!](#i-cannot-install-the-recommended-font-help) 1. [Why do I have a question mark symbol in my prompt? Is my font broken?](#why-do-i-have-a-question-mark-symbol-in-my-prompt-is-my-font-broken) 1. [What do different symbols in Git status mean?](#what-do-different-symbols-in-git-status-mean) @@ -385,6 +386,20 @@ See [Why is my cursor in the wrong place?](#why-is-my-cursor-in-the-wrong-place) See [Why is my cursor in the wrong place?](#why-is-my-cursor-in-the-wrong-place) +### Why does the configuration wizard run automatically every time I start zsh? + +When Powerlevel10k starts, it automatically runs `p10k configure` if no `POWERLEVEL9K_*` +parameters are defined. Based on your prompt style choices, the configuration wizard creates +`~/.p10k.zsh` with a bunch of `POWERLEVEL9K_*` parameters in it and adds a line to `~/.zshrc` to +source this file. The next time you start zsh, the configuration wizard shouldn't run automatically. +If it does, this means the evaluation of `~/.zshrc` terminates prematurely before it reaches the +line that sources `~/.p10k.zsh`. This most often happens due to syntax errors in `~/.zshrc`. These +errors get hidden by the configuration wizard screen, so you don't notice them. Scroll up in the +first configuration wizard screen to see these errors. Alternatively, type +`POWERLEVEL9K_DISABLE_CONFIGURATION_WIZARD=true zsh` to start zsh without automatically running the +configuration wizard. Once you can see the errors, fix `~/.zshrc` to get rid of them and to ensure +that the whole file gets evaluated when you start zsh. + ### I cannot install the recommended font. Help! Once you download [the recommended font](#recommended-meslo-nerd-font-patched-for-powerlevel10k),