diff --git a/.config/zsh/functions/die b/.config/zsh/functions/die
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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+# Exit with the error code of the last command and an optional error message in
+# bold pink. The error code is overridden by the first argument, if it is a
+# number. Put this in ${fpath} and load it with `autoload -U die`.
+
+local errorcode=${?}
+if [[ -v 1 && ${1} =~ '^[0-9]+$' ]]; then
+    errorcode=${1}
+    shift
+fi
+
+if [[ -v 1 ]]; then
+    print -Pnu2 "%B%F{201}"
+    print -u2 "${@}"
+    print -Pnu2 "%f%b"
+fi
+
+exit ${errorcode}