What do the signs mean when I was in a git repo ?

[xbot]

I cannot find any document describing meanings of the signs showed when in a git repo.

For example, the sign with a plus sign above a minus sign, what does it mean ? So are others.

[konradmiller]

Do you use powerline-fonts? I don't see a plus sign above a minus sign.

If you don't use powerline fonts (and don't intend to) go to segments/git.py and change the unicode characters used:

• \u21E3 is the "down arrow", indicating that your local repository is behind master
• \u21E1 is the "up arrow", indicating that your local repository is ahead of master
• \uE0A0 is a "branch sign", visualizing that the following string is the branch name
• A plus appears if you have untracked files in your git-repository
• The background color is set differently whether the repository is up-to-date or has uncomitted changes.

HTH, Konrad

[b-ryan]

This is now covered in the README https://github.com/milkbikis/powerline-shell#version-control