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[Question] Which shell prompt do you use and why?
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I just use the default fish without any modifications.
To be fair, I don't use the terminal that often.
Even for my homeserver, I access most stuff (containers, updates, etc.) graphically with CasaOS (a web interface), and as a more "casual" PC user, I work with the tools given by my DE. I don't do much fancy stuff.
And when I really need the CLI, fish is alright for me. It's simple, has sane defaults, and feels (thanks to the automatically activated spell check and completion) very efficient for me.
Bash isn't bad, but feels a bit lackluster. Zsh may be better, but requires too much configuration for what it's worth for me.
You'll want to start toning your skills with Bash and other POSIX shells like AT&T ksh, zsh, and dash if you ever wish to do serious scripting for work... either that, or start learning Python. That is, unless you already have those under your belt. Apology in advance if you already do... I just couldn't understand switching to Fish after already having those skills. If you do, and you then switched to Fish, what was the benefit of that? Just curious.