Zsh Slow in Dir of Git Repo

Question

I am using zsh shell and it has become very slow running any commands such as 'ls' 'cd' in directories that are Git Repo. In bash it works fine and fast. I also notice that the title of shell displays 'git' with spinning wheel on side. it appears "git" is called after executing 'ls', 'cd' not giving the control back and making it extremely slow ...and painful:)

I upgraded the latest Git 2.1.2, zsh 5.0.7. I am on Mac 10.9.2

How would you go about troubleshooting zsh shell? Thank You for help

Check if your `PS1` uses any of git prompt function. – svlasov Apr 28 '15 at 11:14 — svlasov, Apr 28 '15 at 11:14

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 07 '15 at 08:17

You likely have either:

git getting called by your prompt: echo $PS1 $PS2
git getting called by any of the many hook functions in zsh http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Functions.html#Hook-Functions

Likely, the easiest way to find it out is to start zsh with zsh -x and then move into your git repositories. It should show you what is going on.

Zsh Slow in Dir of Git Repo

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