For better prompts

A guide to designing minimal, functional shell prompts for bash and zsh. The author argues that most prompts are cluttered with unnecessary information and decorations, and advocates for short prompts showing only what matters: working directory, user, and/or hostname. Key advice includes using background colors to make critical context (host or user) visually distinct and easy to spot while scrolling. Includes ready-to-use PS1 snippets for bash and a link to an online prompt designer tool, plus an explanation of ANSI color codes for customization.