diff --git a/themes/base.theme.bash b/themes/base.theme.bash
index f898875..9ae5d0e 100644
--- a/themes/base.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/base.theme.bash
@@ -1,27 +1,82 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Stolen from Steve Losh
-function prompt_char {
-    git branch >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo -e '±' && return
-    hg root >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo -e '☿' && return
-    echo -e '○'
-}
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=' ✗'
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN=' ✓'
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX=' |'
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX='|'
 
-function parse_git_dirty {
-  if [[ -n $(git status -s 2> /dev/null) ]]; then
-    echo -e "$GIT_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY"
-  else
-    echo -e "$GIT_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN"
+GIT='git'
+SCM_GIT_CHAR='±'
+
+HG='hg'
+SCM_HG_CHAR='☿'
+
+SVN='svn'
+SCM_SVN_CHAR='⑆'
+
+SCM_NONE_CHAR='○'
+
+RVM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX=' |'
+RVM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX='|'
+
+function scm {
+  if [[ -d .git ]]; then SCM=$GIT
+  elif [[ -d .hg ]]; then SCM=$HG
+  elif [[ -d .svn ]]; then SCM=$SVN
+  else SCM='NONE'
   fi
 }
 
-function git_prompt_info() {
-  ref=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
-  echo -e "$GIT_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX${ref#refs/heads/}$(parse_git_dirty)$GIT_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX"
+function scm_char {
+  if [[ -z $SCM ]]; then scm; fi
+  [[ $SCM == $GIT ]] && echo $SCM_GIT_CHAR && return
+  [[ $SCM == $HG ]] && echo $SCM_HG_CHAR && return
+  [[ $SCM == $SVN ]] && echo $SCM_SVN_CHAR && return
+  echo $SCM_NONE_CHAR
 }
 
+function scm_prompt_info {
+  if [[ -z $SCM ]]; then scm; fi
+  [[ $SCM == $GIT ]] && git_prompt_info && return
+  [[ $SCM == $HG ]] && hg_prompt_info && return
+  [[ $SCM == $SVN ]] && svn_prompt_info && return
+}
 
-function rvm_version_prompt() {
+# Stolen from Steve Losh
+# left in for backwards-compatibility
+function prompt_char {
+    char=$(scm_char);
+    echo -e "$char"
+}
+
+function git_prompt_info {
+  if [[ -n $(git status -s 2> /dev/null) ]]; then
+      state=${GIT_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY:-$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY}
+  else
+      state=${GIT_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN:-$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN}
+  fi
+  prefix=${GIT_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX:-$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX}
+  suffix=${GIT_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX:-$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX}
+  ref=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
+
+  echo -e "$prefix${ref#refs/heads/}$state$suffix"
+}
+
+function svn_prompt_info {
+  if [[ -n $(svn status 2> /dev/null) ]]; then
+      state=${SVN_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY:-$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY}
+  else
+      state=${SVN_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN:-$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN}
+  fi
+  prefix=${SVN_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX:-$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX}
+  suffix=${SVN_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX:-$SCM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX}
+  ref=$(svn info 2> /dev/null | awk -F/ '/^URL:/ { for (i=0; i<=NF; i++) { if ($i == "branches" || $i == "tags" ) { print $(i+1); break }; if ($i == "trunk") { print $i; break } } }') || return
+
+  [[ -z $ref ]] && return
+  echo -e "$prefix$ref$state$suffix"
+}
+
+function rvm_version_prompt {
   if which rvm &> /dev/null; then
     rvm=$(rvm tools identifier) || return
     echo -e "$RVM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX$rvm$RVM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX"
diff --git a/themes/bobby/bobby.theme.bash b/themes/bobby/bobby.theme.bash
index 8eb50c5..f0f8447 100644
--- a/themes/bobby/bobby.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/bobby/bobby.theme.bash
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=" ${red}✗"
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN=" ${bold_green}✓"
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX=" |"
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX="${green}|"
 
-PROMPT="\[${bold_blue}\]\[\$(prompt_char)\]\[\$(git_prompt_info)\]\[${blue}\]\[\$(rvm_version_prompt) \]\[${orange}\]\h \[${reset_color}\]in \[${green}\]\w \[${reset_color}\]\[→ "
+PROMPT="${bold_blue}\[\$(scm_char)\]${green}\$(scm_prompt_info)${blue}\$(rvm_version_prompt) ${orange}\h ${reset_color}in ${green}\w ${reset_color}\]\[→ "
 
 # git theming
 GIT_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=" ${red}✗"
@@ -10,3 +14,4 @@
 
 RVM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX=" |"
 RVM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX="|"
+
diff --git a/themes/candy/candy.theme.bash b/themes/candy/candy.theme.bash
index 7158a9e..ef0ba26 100644
--- a/themes/candy/candy.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/candy/candy.theme.bash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-PROMPT="${green}\u@\h ${blue}\T ${reset_color}${white}\w${reset_color}\[\$(git_prompt_info)\]${blue} →${bold_blue} \$${reset_color} "
\ No newline at end of file
+PROMPT="${green}\u@\h ${blue}\T ${reset_color}${white}\w${reset_color}\[\$(scm_prompt_info)\]${blue} →${bold_blue} \$${reset_color} "
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themes/clean/clean.theme.bash b/themes/clean/clean.theme.bash
index 88949fd..2fc418f 100644
--- a/themes/clean/clean.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/clean/clean.theme.bash
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 if [ "$(whoami)" = root ]; then no_color=$red; else no_color=$white; fi
 
-PROMPT="${no_color}\u${reset_color}:${blue}\W/${reset_color} \[\$(git_prompt_info)\]$ "
+PROMPT="${no_color}\u${reset_color}:${blue}\W/${reset_color} \[\$(scm_prompt_info)\]$ "
 RPROMPT='[\t]'
 
 
diff --git a/themes/pete/pete.theme.bash b/themes/pete/pete.theme.bash
index 1f9b4fc..95f243a 100644
--- a/themes/pete/pete.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/pete/pete.theme.bash
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
   history -a
   history -c
   history -r
-  PS1="(\t) $(prompt_char) [\[$blue\]\u\[$reset_color\]@\[$green\]\H\[$reset_color\]] \[$yellow\]\w\[$reset_color\]$(git_prompt_info)$(rvm_version_prompt) $\[$reset_color\] "
+  PS1="(\t) $(scm_char) [\[$blue\]\u\[$reset_color\]@\[$green\]\H\[$reset_color\]] \[$yellow\]\w\[$reset_color\]$(scm_prompt_info)$(rvm_version_prompt) $\[$reset_color\] "
   PS2='> '
   PS4='+ '
 }
 
 PROMPT_COMMAND=prompt_setter
 
-GIT_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=" ✗"
-GIT_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN=" ✓"
-GIT_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX=" ("
-GIT_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX=")"
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=" ✗"
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN=" ✓"
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX=" ("
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX=")"
 RVM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX=" ("
 RVM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX=")"
diff --git a/themes/simple/simple.theme.bash b/themes/simple/simple.theme.bash
index 5a8d5d9..2dcd7e7 100644
--- a/themes/simple/simple.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/simple/simple.theme.bash
@@ -11,16 +11,11 @@
 	TITLEBAR=""
 	;;
 esac
-PROMPT="${TITLEBAR}${orange}${reset_color}${green}\w${bold_blue}\[\$(git_prompt_info)\]${reset_color} "
+PROMPT="${TITLEBAR}${orange}${reset_color}${green}\w${bold_blue}\[\$(scm_prompt_info)\]${reset_color} "
 
 
-# git themeing
-# GIT_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=" ${red}✗"
-# GIT_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN=" ${bold_green}✓"
-# GIT_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX=" ${green}|"
-# GIT_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX="${green}|"
-
-GIT_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=" ✗"
-GIT_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN=" ✓"
-GIT_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX="("
-GIT_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX=")"
+# scm themeing
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY=" ✗"
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN=" ✓"
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX="("
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX=")"
diff --git a/themes/standard/standard.theme.bash b/themes/standard/standard.theme.bash
index 61a9cbc..5ba288c 100644
--- a/themes/standard/standard.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/standard/standard.theme.bash
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 
 
-# git themeing
-GIT_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY="×"
-GIT_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN="✓"
-GIT_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX=""
-GIT_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX=""
+# scm themeing
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_DIRTY="×"
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_CLEAN="✓"
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_PREFIX=""
+SCM_THEME_PROMPT_SUFFIX=""
 
 # TODO: need a check for OS before adding this to the prompt
 # ${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}
diff --git a/themes/zitron/zitron.theme.bash b/themes/zitron/zitron.theme.bash
index 980b19a..c072686 100644
--- a/themes/zitron/zitron.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/zitron/zitron.theme.bash
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 ## ls colors
 # thanks a lot to http://geoff.greer.fm/lscolors/
 export LSCOLORS="Gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad"
-export LS_COLORS="no=00:fi=00:di=01;97:ln=01;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:ex=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.svgz=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.lzma=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.dz=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.bz=01;31:*.tbz2=01;31:*.tz=01;31:*.deb=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.jar=01;31:*.rar=01;31:*.ace=01;31:*.zoo=01;31:*.cpio=01;31:*.7z=01;31:*.rz=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.jpeg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.pbm=01;35:*.pgm=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.tiff=01;35:*.png=01;34:*.svg=01;35:*.mng=01;35:*.pcx=01;35:*.mov=01;35:*.mpg=01;35:*.mpeg=01;35:*.m2v=01;35:*.mkv=01;35:*.ogm=01;35:*.mp4=01;35:*.m4v=01;35:*.mp4v=01;35:*.vob=01;35:*.qt=01;35:*.nuv=01;35:*.wmv=01;35:*.asf=01;35:*.rm=01;35:*.rmvb=01;35:*.flc=01;35:*.avi=01;35:*.fli=01;35:*.gl=01;35:*.dl=01;35:*.xcf=01;35:*.xwd=01;35:*.yuv=01;35:*.aac=00;36:*.au=00;36:*.flac=00;36:*.mid=00;36:*.midi=00;36:*.mka=00;36:*.mp3=00;36:*.mpc=00;36:*.ogg=00;36:*.ra=00;36:*.wav=00;36:"
+export LS_COLORS="no=00:fi=00:di=01;33:ln=01;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:ex=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.svgz=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.lzma=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.dz=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.bz=01;31:*.tbz2=01;31:*.tz=01;31:*.deb=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.jar=01;31:*.rar=01;31:*.ace=01;31:*.zoo=01;31:*.cpio=01;31:*.7z=01;31:*.rz=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.jpeg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.pbm=01;35:*.pgm=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.tiff=01;35:*.png=01;34:*.svg=01;35:*.mng=01;35:*.pcx=01;35:*.mov=01;35:*.mpg=01;35:*.mpeg=01;35:*.m2v=01;35:*.mkv=01;35:*.ogm=01;35:*.mp4=01;35:*.m4v=01;35:*.mp4v=01;35:*.vob=01;35:*.qt=01;35:*.nuv=01;35:*.wmv=01;35:*.asf=01;35:*.rm=01;35:*.rmvb=01;35:*.flc=01;35:*.avi=01;35:*.fli=01;35:*.gl=01;35:*.dl=01;35:*.xcf=01;35:*.xwd=01;35:*.yuv=01;35:*.aac=00;36:*.au=00;36:*.flac=00;36:*.mid=00;36:*.midi=00;36:*.mka=00;36:*.mp3=00;36:*.mpc=00;36:*.ogg=00;36:*.ra=00;36:*.wav=00;36:"