Oh My Zsh is an open source, community-driven framework for managing your [zsh](https://www.zsh.org/) configuration. Sounds boring. Let's try again. __Oh My Zsh will not make you a 10x developer...but you might feel like one.__ Once installed, your terminal shell will become the talk of the town _or your money back!_ With each keystroke in your command prompt, you'll take advantage of the hundreds of powerful plugins and beautiful themes. Strangers will come up to you in cafés and ask you, _"that is amazing! are you some sort of genius?"_ Finally, you'll begin to get the sort of attention that you have always felt you deserved. ...or maybe you'll use the time that you're saving to start flossing more often. 😬 To learn more, visit [ohmyz.sh](https://ohmyz.sh) and follow [@ohmyzsh](https://twitter.com/ohmyzsh) on Twitter. ## Getting Started ### Prerequisites __Disclaimer:__ _Oh My Zsh works best on macOS and Linux._ * Unix-like operating system (macOS or Linux) * [Zsh](https://www.zsh.org) should be installed (v4.3.9 or more recent). If not pre-installed (`zsh --version` to confirm), check the following instruction here: [Installing ZSH](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Installing-ZSH) * `curl` or `wget` should be installed * `git` should be installed ### Basic Installation Oh My Zsh is installed by running one of the following commands in your terminal. You can install this via the command-line with either `curl` or `wget`. #### via curl ```shell sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)" ``` #### via wget ```shell sh -c "$(wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh -O -)" ``` ## Using Oh My Zsh ### Plugins Oh My Zsh comes with a shitload of plugins to take advantage of. You can take a look in the [plugins](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/tree/master/plugins) directory and/or the [wiki](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Plugins) to see what's currently available. #### Enabling Plugins Once you spot a plugin (or several) that you'd like to use with Oh My Zsh, you'll need to enable them in the `.zshrc` file. You'll find the zshrc file in your `$HOME` directory. Open it with your favorite text editor and you'll see a spot to list all the plugins you want to load. ```shell vi ~/.zshrc ``` For example, this might begin to look like this: ```shell plugins=( git bundler dotenv osx rake rbenv ruby ) ``` #### Using Plugins Most plugins (should! we're working on this) include a __README__, which documents how to use them. ### Themes We'll admit it. Early in the Oh My Zsh world, we may have gotten a bit too theme happy. We have over one hundred themes now bundled. Most of them have [screenshots](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Themes) on the wiki. Check them out! #### Selecting a Theme _Robby's theme is the default one. It's not the fanciest one. It's not the simplest one. It's just the right one (for him)._ Once you find a theme that you'd like to use, you will need to edit the `~/.zshrc` file. You'll see an environment variable (all caps) in there that looks like: ```shell ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell" ``` To use a different theme, simply change the value to match the name of your desired theme. For example: ```shell ZSH_THEME="agnoster" # (this is one of the fancy ones) # see https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Themes#agnoster ``` _Note: many themes require installing the [Powerline Fonts](https://github.com/powerline/fonts) in order to render properly._ Open up a new terminal window and your prompt should look something like this:  In case you did not find a suitable theme for your needs, please have a look at the wiki for [more of them](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/External-themes). If you're feeling feisty, you can let the computer select one randomly for you each time you open a new terminal window. ```shell ZSH_THEME="random" # (...please let it be pie... please be some pie..) ``` And if you want to pick random theme from a list of your favorite themes: ```shell ZSH_THEME_RANDOM_CANDIDATES=( "robbyrussell" "agnoster" ) ``` ## Advanced Topics If you're the type that likes to get their hands dirty, these sections might resonate. ### Advanced Installation Some users may want to change the default path, or manually install Oh My Zsh. #### Custom Directory The default location is `~/.oh-my-zsh` (hidden in your home directory) If you'd like to change the install directory with the `ZSH` environment variable, either by running `export ZSH=/your/path` before installing, or by setting it before the end of the install pipeline like this: ```shell export ZSH="$HOME/.dotfiles/oh-my-zsh"; sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)" ``` #### Manual Installation ##### 1. Clone the repository: ```shell git clone https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git ~/.oh-my-zsh ``` ##### 2. *Optionally*, backup your existing `~/.zshrc` file: ```shell cp ~/.zshrc ~/.zshrc.orig ``` ##### 3. Create a new zsh configuration file You can create a new zsh config file by copying the template that we have included for you. ```shell cp ~/.oh-my-zsh/templates/zshrc.zsh-template ~/.zshrc ``` ##### 4. Change your default shell ```shell chsh -s /bin/zsh ``` ##### 5. Initialize your new zsh configuration Once you open up a new terminal window, it should load zsh with Oh My Zsh's configuration. ### Installation Problems If you have any hiccups installing, here are a few common fixes. * You _might_ need to modify your `PATH` in `~/.zshrc` if you're not able to find some commands after switching to `oh-my-zsh`. * If you installed manually or changed the install location, check the `ZSH` environment variable in `~/.zshrc`. ### Custom Plugins and Themes If you want to override any of the default behaviors, just add a new file (ending in `.zsh`) in the `custom/` directory. If you have many functions that go well together, you can put them as a `XYZ.plugin.zsh` file in the `custom/plugins/` directory and then enable this plugin. If you would like to override the functionality of a plugin distributed with Oh My Zsh, create a plugin of the same name in the `custom/plugins/` directory and it will be loaded instead of the one in `plugins/`. ## Getting Updates By default, you will be prompted to check for upgrades every few weeks. If you would like `oh-my-zsh` to automatically upgrade itself without prompting you, set the following in your `~/.zshrc`: ```shell DISABLE_UPDATE_PROMPT=true ``` To disable automatic upgrades, set the following in your `~/.zshrc`: ```shell DISABLE_AUTO_UPDATE=true ``` ### Manual Updates If you'd like to upgrade at any point in time (maybe someone just released a new plugin and you don't want to wait a week?) you just need to run: ```shell upgrade_oh_my_zsh ``` Magic! 🎉 ## Uninstalling Oh My Zsh Oh My Zsh isn't for everyone. We'll miss you, but we want to make this an easy breakup. If you want to uninstall `oh-my-zsh`, just run `uninstall_oh_my_zsh` from the command-line. It will remove itself and revert your previous `bash` or `zsh` configuration. ## How do I contribute to Oh My Zsh? Before you participate in our delightful community, please read the [code of conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). I'm far from being a [Zsh](https://www.zsh.org/) expert and suspect there are many ways to improve – if you have ideas on how to make the configuration easier to maintain (and faster), don't hesitate to fork and send pull requests! We also need people to test out pull-requests. So take a look through [the open issues](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/issues) and help where you can. See [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details. ### Do NOT send us themes We have (more than) enough themes for the time being. Please add your theme to the [external themes](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/External-themes) wiki page. ## Contributors Oh My Zsh has a vibrant community of happy users and delightful contributors. Without all the time and help from our contributors, it wouldn't be so awesome. Thank you so much! ## Follow Us We're on the social media. * [@ohmyzsh](https://twitter.com/ohmyzsh) on Twitter. You should follow it. * [Oh My Zsh](https://www.facebook.com/Oh-My-Zsh-296616263819290/) on Facebook. ## Merchandise We have [stickers, shirts, and coffee mugs available](https://shop.planetargon.com/collections/oh-my-zsh?utm_source=github) for you to show off your love of Oh My Zsh. Again, you will become the talk of the town! ## License Oh My Zsh is released under the [MIT license](LICENSE.txt). ## About Planet Argon  Oh My Zsh was started by the team at [Planet Argon](https://www.planetargon.com/?utm_source=github), a [Ruby on Rails development agency](https://www.planetargon.com/skills/ruby-on-rails-development?utm_source=github). Check out our [other open source projects](https://www.planetargon.com/open-source?utm_source=github).