[](https://discord.gg/bpXWhnN) [](https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=ohmyzsh) 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 may 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 * A Unix-like operating system: macOS, Linux, BSD. On Windows: WSL is preferred, but cygwin or msys also mostly work. * [Zsh](https://www.zsh.org) should be installed (v4.3.9 or more recent). If not pre-installed (run `zsh --version` to confirm), check the following instructions here: [Installing ZSH](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/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 "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" ``` #### via wget ```shell sh -c "$(wget -O- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" ``` #### Manual inspection It's a good idea to inspect the install script from projects you don't yet know. You can do that by downloading the install script first, looking through it so everything looks normal, then running it: ```shell curl -Lo install.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh sh install.sh ``` ## 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/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/tree/master/plugins) directory and/or the [wiki](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/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 ) ``` _Note that the plugins are separated by whitespace. **Do not** use commas between them._ #### 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/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/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/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/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/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/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 manually install Oh My Zsh, or change the default path or other settings that the installer accepts (these settings are also documented at the top of the install script). #### 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 ZSH="$HOME/.dotfiles/oh-my-zsh" sh install.sh ``` #### Unattended install If you're running the Oh My Zsh install script as part of an automated install, you can pass the flag `--unattended` to the `install.sh` script. This will have the effect of not trying to change the default shell, and also won't run `zsh` when the installation has finished. ```shell sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" "" --unattended ``` #### Installing from a forked repository The install script also accepts these variables to allow installation of a different repository: - `REPO` (default: `ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh`): this takes the form of `owner/repository`. If you set this variable, the installer will look for a repository at `https://github.com/{owner}/{repository}`. - `REMOTE` (default: `https://github.com/${REPO}.git`): this is the full URL of the git repository clone. You can use this setting if you want to install from a fork that is not on GitHub (GitLab, Bitbucket...) or if you want to clone with SSH instead of HTTPS (`git@github.com:user/project.git`). _NOTE: it's incompatible with setting the `REPO` variable. This setting will take precedence._ - `BRANCH` (default: `master`): you can use this setting if you want to change the default branch to be checked out when cloning the repository. This might be useful for testing a Pull Request, or if you want to use a branch other than `master`. For example: ```shell REPO=apjanke/oh-my-zsh BRANCH=edge sh install.sh ``` #### Manual Installation ##### 1. Clone the repository: ```shell git clone https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh.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 $(which zsh) ``` You must log out from your user session and log back in to see this change. ##### 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/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/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/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/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).