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How to add timestamp on right hand side of ZSH / iTerm2 terminal prompt?
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Add the following snippet at the bottom of ~/.zshrc file.

Option 1 - Just time

RPROMPT='[%D{%L:%M:%S}] '$RPROMPT

Option 2 - Date and time

RPROMPT="[%D{%f/%m/%y} | %D{%L:%M:%S}]"

When you are done, run $ source ~/.zshrc to see the effect. If it doesn't work, quit iTerm2 and open it again.

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@xoxwgys56
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Thanks! and @chrisharrison that's what I want to

@Nassim-sadi
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Thank you , i added it to Custom Theme (Pi) and it worked also .

@swhasans
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swhasans commented May 5, 2023

Thanks!

@kotwanikunal
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RPROMPT="[%D{%m/%f/%y} | %D{%L:%M:%S}]" for the US date format.

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