Prezto is the configuration framework for Zsh; it enriches the command line interface environment with sane defaults, aliases, functions, auto completion, and prompt themes.
Prezto will work with any recent release of Zsh, but the minimum required version is 4.3.17.
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Launch Zsh:
zsh
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Clone the repository:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/brummbar/prezto.git "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zprezto"
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Create a new Zsh configuration by copying the Zsh configuration files provided:
setopt EXTENDED_GLOB for rcfile in "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}"/.zprezto/runcoms/^README.md(.N); do ln -s "$rcfile" "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.${rcfile:t}" done
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Set Zsh as your default shell:
chsh -s /bin/zsh
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Open a new Zsh terminal window or tab.
If you are not able to find certain commands after switching to Prezto,
modify the PATH variable in ~/.zprofile then open a new Zsh terminal
window or tab.
Pull the latest changes and update submodules.
git pull && git submodule update --init --recursive
Prezto has many features disabled by default. Read the source code and accompanying README files to learn of what is available.
- Browse /modules to see what is available.
- Load the modules you need in ~/.zpreztorc then open a new Zsh terminal window or tab.
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For a list of themes, type
prompt -l. -
To preview a theme, type
prompt -p name. -
Load the theme you like in ~/.zpreztorc then open a new Zsh terminal window or tab.
The project is managed via Git. It is highly recommended that you fork this project; so, that you can commit your changes and push them to GitHub to not lose them. If you do not know how to use Git, follow this tutorial and bookmark this reference.
The Zsh Reference Card and the zsh-lovers man page are indispensable.
(The MIT License)
Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Robby Russell and contributors.
Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Sorin Ionescu and contributors.
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