Oh My Zsh
1 Installation
sudo apt install zsh
sh -c "$(wget https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh -O -)"
2 Plugins
2.1 Zsh Syntax Highlighting
This plugin provides syntax highlighting for the commands of shell zsh.
Installation
# Git clone this repository in plugins directory of oh my zsh.
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting
# Activate this plugin in ~/.zshrc.
plugins=( [plugins...] zsh-syntax-highlighting)
# Restart zsh.
Highlighters
Syntax highlighting is done by pluggable highlighters:
main- the base highlighter, and the only one active by default.brackets- matches brackets and parenthesis.pattern- matches user-defined patterns.cursor- matches the cursor position.root- highlights the whole command line if the current user is root.line- applied to the whole command line.
Activate Highlighters
# Add this variable to .zshrc.
ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS=(main ...)
By default, this variable is unset and only the main highlighter is active.
Extra Highlighters
Installation
Download the highlighter to the ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/highlighters. And add the name of highlighter to the variable ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS.
Recommended Highlighters
2.2 Colored Man Pages
This plugin adds color to man pages.
2.3 Colorize
This plugin provides color highlighting for file contents of over 300 supported languages.
Installation
# This plugin needs python package pygments to be installed.
conda install pygments
plugins=(... colorize)
Style
# Change the highlighting style with the environment variable.
ZSH_COLORIZE_STYLE="colorful"
Usage
ccat <file>
3 Themes
3.1 Add Custom Themes
Put the theme file ended with .zsh-theme in the theme folder.
The basename of the file is the name of the theme.
$ZSH_CUSTOM
- themes
- theme.zsh-theme
3.2 Recommended Themes
3.2.1 Spaceship
Requirements
- Zsh v 5.2 or higher
- Powerline Font
Installation
git clone https://github.com/denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt.git "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship-prompt" --depth=1
ln -s "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship-prompt/spaceship.zsh-theme" "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship.zsh-theme"
FAQ
1 Change default shell.
2 Remove ‘(base)’ of anaconda in the prompt.
# Add this command to the end of .zshrc
PROMPT=$(echo $PROMPT | sed 's/(base) //')