diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
index 3abeda8d..c60b45e0 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
@@ -10,16 +10,14 @@ function set_color {
 }
 
 function __powerline_user_info_prompt {
-  local user_info=""
+  local user_info=${USER}
   local color=${USER_INFO_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}
 
-  if sudo -n uptime 2>&1 | grep -q "load"; then
-    color=${USER_INFO_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR_SUDO}
-  fi
   case "${POWERLINE_PROMPT_USER_INFO_MODE}" in
     "sudo")
-      if [[ "${color}" == "${USER_INFO_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR_SUDO}" ]]; then
-        user_info="!"
+      if sudo -n uptime 2>&1 | grep -q "load"; then
+        color=${USER_INFO_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR_SUDO}
+        user_info=${USER_INFO_SUDO_CHAR}${USER}
       fi
       ;;
     *)
@@ -85,6 +83,10 @@ function __powerline_cwd_prompt {
   echo "$(pwd | sed "s|^${HOME}|~|")|${CWD_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
 }
 
+function __powerline_hostname_prompt {
+    echo "$(hostname -s)|${HOST_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
+}
+
 function __powerline_clock_prompt {
   echo "$(date +"${THEME_CLOCK_FORMAT}")|${CLOCK_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
 }
@@ -141,11 +143,17 @@ function __powerline_prompt_command {
   SEGMENTS_AT_LEFT=0
   LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR=""
 
+
+  if [[ -n "${POWERLINE_PROMPT_DISTRO_LOGO}" ]]; then
+      LEFT_PROMPT+="$(set_color ${PROMPT_DISTRO_LOGO_COLOR} ${PROMPT_DISTRO_LOGO_COLORBG})${PROMPT_DISTRO_LOGO}"
+  fi
+
   ## left prompt ##
   for segment in $POWERLINE_PROMPT; do
     local info="$(__powerline_${segment}_prompt)"
     [[ -n "${info}" ]] && __powerline_left_segment "${info}"
   done
+
   [[ "${last_status}" -ne 0 ]] && __powerline_left_segment $(__powerline_last_status_prompt ${last_status})
   [[ -n "${LEFT_PROMPT}" ]] && LEFT_PROMPT+="$(set_color ${LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR} -)${separator_char}${normal}"
 
@@ -156,3 +164,4 @@ function __powerline_prompt_command {
         LEFT_PROMPT \
         SEGMENTS_AT_LEFT
 }
+
diff --git a/themes/redline/README.md b/themes/redline/README.md
index 2ad8b451..0705612e 100644
--- a/themes/redline/README.md
+++ b/themes/redline/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 changed up the powerline base a little.
 
-it plays nicest with  this font: [DroidSansMonoForPowerline](https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/tree/master/patched-fonts/DroidSansMono)
+It plays nicest with  this font: [DroidSansMonoForPowerline](https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/tree/master/patched-fonts/DroidSansMono)
+
+Read the [powerline theme documentation](https://github.com/Bash-it/bash-it/blob/master/themes/powerline/README.md)
+
 
 ## added
 * hostname
@@ -37,4 +40,4 @@ export POWERLINE_PROMPT="python_venv user_info hostname cwd scm"
 export POWERLINE_PROMPT_DISTRO_LOGO="yes"
 ```
 
-Read the [powerline theme documentation](https://github.com/Bash-it/bash-it/blob/master/themes/powerline/README.md)
+![screenshot](screenshot.png?raw=true)
diff --git a/themes/redline/redline.base.bash b/themes/redline/redline.base.bash
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cca767f..00000000
--- a/themes/redline/redline.base.bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
-function set_color {
-  if [[ "${1}" != "-" ]]; then
-    fg="38;5;${1}"
-  fi
-  if [[ "${2}" != "-" ]]; then
-    bg="48;5;${2}"
-    [[ -n "${fg}" ]] && bg=";${bg}"
-  fi
-  echo -e "\[\033[${fg}${bg}m\]"
-}
-
-function __powerline_user_info_prompt {
-  local user_info=${USER}
-  local color=${USER_INFO_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}
- 
-  case "${POWERLINE_PROMPT_USER_INFO_MODE}" in
-    "sudo")
-      if sudo -n uptime 2>&1 | grep -q "load"; then
-        color=${USER_INFO_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR_SUDO}
-        user_info=${USER_INFO_SUDO_CHAR}${USER}
-      fi
-      ;;
-    *)
-      if [[ -n "${SSH_CLIENT}" ]]; then
-        user_info="${USER_INFO_SSH_CHAR}${USER}@${HOSTNAME}"
-      else
-        user_info="${USER}"
-      fi
-      ;;
-  esac
-  [[ -n "${user_info}" ]] && echo "${user_info}|${color}"
-}
-
-function __powerline_ruby_prompt {
-  local ruby_version=""
-
-  if command_exists rvm; then
-    ruby_version="$(rvm_version_prompt)"
-  elif command_exists rbenv; then
-    ruby_version=$(rbenv_version_prompt)
-  fi
-
-  [[ -n "${ruby_version}" ]] && echo "${RUBY_CHAR}${ruby_version}|${RUBY_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
-}
-
-function __powerline_python_venv_prompt {
-  local python_venv=""
-
-  if [[ -n "${CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV}" ]]; then
-    python_venv="${CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV}"
-    PYTHON_VENV_CHAR=${CONDA_PYTHON_VENV_CHAR}
-  elif [[ -n "${VIRTUAL_ENV}" ]]; then
-    python_venv=$(basename "${VIRTUAL_ENV}")
-  fi
-
-  [[ -n "${python_venv}" ]] && echo "${PYTHON_VENV_CHAR}${python_venv}|${PYTHON_VENV_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
-}
-
-function __powerline_scm_prompt {
-  local color=""
-  local scm_prompt=""
-
-  scm_prompt_vars
-
-  if [[ "${SCM_NONE_CHAR}" != "${SCM_CHAR}" ]]; then
-    if [[ "${SCM_DIRTY}" -eq 3 ]]; then
-      color=${SCM_THEME_PROMPT_STAGED_COLOR}
-    elif [[ "${SCM_DIRTY}" -eq 2 ]]; then
-      color=${SCM_THEME_PROMPT_UNSTAGED_COLOR}
-    elif [[ "${SCM_DIRTY}" -eq 1 ]]; then
-      color=${SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY_COLOR}
-    else
-      color=${SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN_COLOR}
-    fi
-    if [[ "${SCM_GIT_CHAR}" == "${SCM_CHAR}" ]]; then
-      scm_prompt+="${SCM_CHAR}${SCM_BRANCH}${SCM_STATE}"
-    fi
-    echo "${scm_prompt}${scm}|${color}"
-  fi
-}
-
-function __powerline_cwd_prompt {
-  echo "$(pwd | sed "s|^${HOME}|~|")|${CWD_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
-}
-
-function __powerline_hostname_prompt {
-    echo "$(hostname -s)|${HOST_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
-}
-
-function __powerline_clock_prompt {
-  echo "$(date +"${THEME_CLOCK_FORMAT}")|${CLOCK_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
-}
-
-function __powerline_battery_prompt {
-  local color=""
-  local battery_status="$(battery_percentage 2> /dev/null)"
-
-  if [[ -z "${battery_status}" ]] || [[ "${battery_status}" = "-1" ]] || [[ "${battery_status}" = "no" ]]; then
-    true
-  else
-    if [[ "$((10#${battery_status}))" -le 5 ]]; then
-      color="${BATTERY_STATUS_THEME_PROMPT_CRITICAL_COLOR}"
-    elif [[ "$((10#${battery_status}))" -le 25 ]]; then
-      color="${BATTERY_STATUS_THEME_PROMPT_LOW_COLOR}"
-    else
-      color="${BATTERY_STATUS_THEME_PROMPT_GOOD_COLOR}"
-    fi
-    ac_adapter_connected && battery_status="${BATTERY_AC_CHAR}${battery_status}"
-    echo "${battery_status}%|${color}"
-  fi
-}
-
-function __powerline_in_vim_prompt {
-  if [ -n "$VIMRUNTIME" ]; then
-    echo "${IN_VIM_THEME_PROMPT_TEXT}|${IN_VIM_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
-  fi
-}
-
-function __powerline_left_segment {
-  local OLD_IFS="${IFS}"; IFS="|"
-  local params=( $1 )
-  IFS="${OLD_IFS}"
-  local separator_char="${POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR}"
-  local separator=""
-
-  if [[ "${SEGMENTS_AT_LEFT}" -gt 0 ]]; then
-    separator="$(set_color ${LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR} ${params[1]})${separator_char}${normal}"
-  fi
-  LEFT_PROMPT+="${separator}$(set_color - ${params[1]}) ${params[0]} ${normal}"
-  LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR=${params[1]}
-  (( SEGMENTS_AT_LEFT += 1 ))
-}
-
-function __powerline_last_status_prompt {
-  [[ "$1" -ne 0 ]] && echo "${1}|${LAST_STATUS_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
-}
-
-function __powerline_prompt_command {
-  local last_status="$?" ## always the first
-  local separator_char="${POWERLINE_PROMPT_CHAR}"
-
-  LEFT_PROMPT=""
-  SEGMENTS_AT_LEFT=0
-  LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR=""
-
-
-  if [[ -n "${POWERLINE_PROMPT_DISTRO_LOGO}" ]]; then
-      LEFT_PROMPT+="$(set_color ${PROMPT_DISTRO_LOGO_COLOR} ${PROMPT_DISTRO_LOGO_COLORBG})${PROMPT_DISTRO_LOGO}"
-  fi
-
-  ## left prompt ##
-  for segment in $POWERLINE_PROMPT; do
-    local info="$(__powerline_${segment}_prompt)"
-    [[ -n "${info}" ]] && __powerline_left_segment "${info}"
-  done
-
-  [[ "${last_status}" -ne 0 ]] && __powerline_left_segment $(__powerline_last_status_prompt ${last_status})
-  [[ -n "${LEFT_PROMPT}" ]] && LEFT_PROMPT+="$(set_color ${LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR} -)${separator_char}${normal}"
-
-  PS1="${LEFT_PROMPT} "
-
-  ## cleanup ##
-  unset LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR \
-        LEFT_PROMPT \
-        SEGMENTS_AT_LEFT
-}
diff --git a/themes/redline/redline.theme.bash b/themes/redline/redline.theme.bash
index e45258e4..36e012fc 100644
--- a/themes/redline/redline.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/redline/redline.theme.bash
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-. "$BASH_IT/themes/redline/redline.base.bash"
+. "$BASH_IT/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash"
 
 PROMPT_DISTRO_LOGO=" "
 PROMPT_DISTRO_LOGO_COLOR=15
diff --git a/themes/redline/screenshot.png b/themes/redline/screenshot.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba9df717
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