[zsh] Handling the issue of lagging in the git directory of the oh-my-zsh plugin

Mar 31, 202047

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The article discusses how the oh-my-zsh plugin in the git directory causes significant lag when executing commands. It is found that the issue is related to the agnoster theme, which reads git configuration information. If there are too many files in the project directory, the lag becomes noticeable. To solve this problem, the article suggests using specific commands to disable oh-my-zsh from automatically retrieving git information. The article also provides additional commands to prevent oh-my-zsh from reading file changes or any git information.

When executing commands in the git directory under oh-my-zsh, there is noticeable lagging. Even simple commands like cd and ls will lag. After investigation, it is found that the issue lies with the agnoster theme, which reads the git configuration information. If there are too many files in the project directory, the lagging will be very obvious. Indeed, aesthetics and performance are ultimately a choice between the two.

You can use the following command to disable zsh from automatically retrieving git information and solve the lagging issue:

git config --global oh-my-zsh.hide-status 1

If it is for a specific directory, you can execute the following command in the git project directory:

Set oh-my-zsh to not read file change information:

git config --add oh-my-zsh.hide-dirty 1

You can further set oh-my-zsh to not read any git information:

git config --add oh-my-zsh.hide-status 1

Reference: https://my.oschina.net/u/614511/blog/646012