@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@

 # get the name of the branch we are on

 function git_prompt_info() {

+  [[ "$GIT_PROMPT_DISABLED" != "" ]] && return

   ref=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return

   echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX${ref#refs/heads/}$(git_prompt_status)$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX"

 }

+function disable_git_prompt_info() {

+  GIT_PROMPT_DISABLED=1

+}

+

 # Checks if working tree is dirty

 parse_git_dirty() {

   if [[ -n $(git status -s 2> /dev/null) ]]; then

@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ if [[ -x `which hitch` ]]; then

 	alias unhitch='hitch -u'

 	hitch

 fi

+

+alias nogit="disable_git_prompt_info"