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+autoload -Uz compinit promptinit
+compinit
+promptinit
+
+autoload -U colors && colors
+PS1="%{$fg[red]%}%n%{$reset_color%}@%{$fg[blue]%}%m:%{$fg[yellow]%}%~%{$reset_color%}$ "
+
+# load functions
+[[ -f "$HOME/.dotfiles/functions" ]] && source "$HOME/.dotfiles/functions"
+[[ -f "$HOME/.dotfiles/.commonrc" ]] && source "$HOME/.dotfiles/.commonrc"