Turn off oh-my-zsh's git prompt info in certain directories (useful for networked/rclone mount filesystems/Dropbox/GDrive)

wrap_ohmyzsh_git_prompt_info.sh

# Sometimes you don't want zsh/oh-my-zsh to show you the git status under certain paths
#
# For example, on a networked file systems (like Dropbox/GDrive or an rclone mount) 
# oh-my-zsh's git prompt can slow things down. It calls `git` which then needs to 
# look for a `.git` directory that probably doesn't exist. Sometimes this will force
# a query to the server so that the server can confirm that indeed, a `.git` directory
# does not exist in the current location.  Or if it does it'll fetch all the contents
# (git also needs to check all your parent dirs for a `.git` folder as well...)


# Here's a simple solution. Put this where your other custimization are or just in `~/.zshrc`

function git_prompt_info_wrapper() {
  # returns true if `/rclone_mount_filesystem/` is anywhere in your current path
  if ( 
        [[ $PWD/ = */rclone_mount_filesystem/* ]] ||
        [[ $PWD/ = */Dropbox/* ]]
      ) ;
  then
    # uncomment these for help debugging
    # (>&2 echo "skipping git status checks!")
  else
    # (>&2 echo "not skipping git status checks")
    git_prompt_info;
  fi
}


# Just replace `git_prompt_info` with `git_prompt_info_wrapper` in your PROMPT env
export PROMPT='${ret_status} %{$fg[cyan]%}%2d%{$reset_color%} $(git_prompt_info_wrapper)'

# if you don't define your own PROMPT and use the default, then you can get your current PROMPT 
# by running `echo $PROMPT`. Or just paste in mine. 


### TODO: Do something smarter instead of looking for a string in the path. Just check if the current dir is part of a mounted filesystem?

Thanks for this!

wow glad someone finally found this! 🎉