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 4.3.11.
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Launch Zsh:
zsh
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Clone the repository:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/arakis/prezto.git "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zprezto"
Optional: Installing in
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME
Optionally, if you already have
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME
configured (usually as$HOME/.config
by default) and intend to install Prezto under$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh
instead, you can clone the repository there and configure$ZDOTDIR
separately if not already configured.-
Clone the repository:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto.git "${ZDOTDIR:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/zsh}/.zprezto"
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Configure
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME
and$ZDOTDIR
in$HOME/.zshenv
:export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:=$HOME/.config}" export ZDOTDIR="${ZDOTDIR:=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh}" source "$ZDOTDIR/.zshenv"
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Create a new Zsh configuration by copying/linking 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
Note: If you already have any of the given configuration files,
ln
in the above operation will cause an error. In simple cases, you can load Prezto by adding the linesource "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zprezto/init.zsh"
to the bottom of your${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zshrc
and keep the rest of your Zsh configuration intact. For more complicated setups, we recommend that you back up your original configs and replace them with the provided Preztoruncoms
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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.
Fig adds apps, shortcuts, and autocomplete to your existing terminal.
Install prezto
in just one click.
If you are not able to find certain commands after switching to Prezto, modify
the PATH
variable in ${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zprofile
then open a new Zsh
terminal window or tab.
Run zprezto-update
to automatically check if there is an update to Prezto.
If there are no file conflicts, Prezto and its submodules will be automatically
updated. If there are conflicts you will be instructed to go into the
$ZPREZTODIR
directory and resolve them yourself.
To pull the latest changes and update submodules manually:
cd $ZPREZTODIR
git pull
git submodule sync --recursive
git submodule update --init --recursive
Prezto has many features disabled by default. Read the source code and the accompanying README files to learn about what is available.
- Browse
modules
to see what is available. - Load the modules you need in
${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zpreztorc
and then open a new Zsh terminal window or tab.
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For a list of themes, type
prompt -l
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To preview a theme, type
prompt -p name
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Load the theme you like in
${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zpreztorc
and then open a new Zsh terminal window or tab.Note that the
git
module may be required for special symbols to appear, such as those on the right of the above image. Add'git'
to thepmodule
list (underzstyle ':prezto:load' pmodule \
in your${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zpreztorc
) to enable this module.
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By default modules will be loaded from
/modules
and/contrib
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Additional module directories can be added to the
:prezto:load:pmodule-dirs
setting in${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zpreztorc
.Note that module names need to be unique or they will cause an error when loading.
zstyle ':prezto:load' pmodule-dirs $HOME/.zprezto-contrib
The project is managed via Git. We highly recommend that you fork this project so that you can commit your changes and push them to your fork on GitHub to preserve 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.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.