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I'm going to look like a huge noob but is Zsh what makes terminals look cool? I see Oh my Zsh on Github and it has a lot of stars, how do I get started with it
by icpmacdo 11y ago
I'm going to look like a huge noob but is Zsh what makes terminals look cool? I see Oh my Zsh on Github and it has a lot of stars, how do I get started with it on my Mac?
- schlomok 11y agoIt does more than just look cool! For me, I personally prefer the completion abilities that zsh enables, but there is a whole suite of capabilities - that said, yes, it also can look really cool! There's an installer script off github. Just follow those instructions and that's all you'll need (assuming you already installed zsh). If you haven't, you can install it with Homebrew using `brew install zsh`.
- x0 11y agooh my zsh is pretty easy to install, the instructions are on http://ohmyz.sh/ http://ohmyz.sh/. I've been using zsh for so long, I've forgotten what zsh can do that bash can't. But I love zsh for these reasons: - Crazy good command completion. Even right in the middle of commands! Example with dd: http://i.imgur.com/UQBlTc9.png http://i.imgur.com/UQBlTc9.png - That completion extends to directories as well. Just keep pressing tab and you get a cool little menu thing, whereas bash just prints the choices again and again. - Right prompt! - Syntax colours! Just like fish!