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> Use alias to edit and reload .zshrc > source $HOME/.zshrc .zshrc isn't the only startup file, if you place everything there you're likely doing it wrong and

by oefrha 6y ago

> Use alias to edit and reload .zshrc > source $HOME/.zshrc .zshrc isn't the only startup file, if you place everything there you're likely doing it wrong and should split things like some environment settings to $ZDOTDIR/.zshenv. Better way to reload startup changes: alias reload='exec zsh -l'

thorstenhans 6y ago
Good point. Separation of different config aspects is in the pipe as dedicated article
yNeolh 6y ago
I tend to use: alias reload="exec -l $SHELL" Which I copied from somewhere, I don't know how specific it is but maybe it helps someone :)
- oefrha 6y ago
  Using $SHELL is not great because it is not a reliable env var. It's only set for login shells, and if your login shell isn't zsh you'll get a different shell on this "reload". (A long time ago I had an account somewhere where my sysadmin didn't respond to chsh request for whatever reason, so my login shell remained /bin/bash while I actually used zsh day to day.) It can also be anything, really: export SHELL=/sbin/nologin # or /usr/sbin/nologin, or equivalent on your system exec -l $SHELL You want zsh, so just use zsh. As for -l, exec zsh -l and exec -l zsh both replace the current shell with a login zsh, so they are effectively the same.
e_proxus 6y ago
I have this reminder in every `~/.z*` file: # Load Order Interactive Interactive Script # Startup Only login Always # ------------- ----------- ----------- ------ # /etc/zshenv 1 1 1 # ~/.zshenv 2 2 2 # /etc/zprofile 3 # ~/.zprofile 4 # /etc/zshrc 5 3 # ~/.zshrc 6 4 # /etc/zlogin 7 # ~/.zlogin 8 # # Shutdown # ------------- ----------- ----------- ------ # ~/.zlogout 9 # /etc/zlogout 10 # # Note: ZSH seems to read ~/.profile as well, if ~/.zshrc is not present.
- masklinn 6y ago
  > ~/.zshenv Technically it's $ZDOTDIR/… Also note from the official documentation: > `.zprofile' is meant as an alternative to `.zlogin' for ksh fans; the two are not intended to be used together

by oefrha 6y ago

thorstenhans 6y ago

Good point. Separation of different config aspects is in the pipe as dedicated article

yNeolh 6y ago

I tend to use: alias reload="exec -l $SHELL" Which I copied from somewhere, I don't know how specific it is but maybe it helps someone :)

oefrha 6y ago
Using $SHELL is not great because it is not a reliable env var. It's only set for login shells, and if your login shell isn't zsh you'll get a different shell on this "reload". (A long time ago I had an account somewhere where my sysadmin didn't respond to chsh request for whatever reason, so my login shell remained /bin/bash while I actually used zsh day to day.) It can also be anything, really: export SHELL=/sbin/nologin # or /usr/sbin/nologin, or equivalent on your system exec -l $SHELL You want zsh, so just use zsh. As for -l, exec zsh -l and exec -l zsh both replace the current shell with a login zsh, so they are effectively the same.

e_proxus 6y ago

I have this reminder in every `~/.z*` file: # Load Order Interactive Interactive Script # Startup Only login Always # ------------- ----------- ----------- ------ # /etc/zshenv 1 1 1 # ~/.zshenv 2 2 2 # /etc/zprofile 3 # ~/.zprofile 4 # /etc/zshrc 5 3 # ~/.zshrc 6 4 # /etc/zlogin 7 # ~/.zlogin 8 # # Shutdown # ------------- ----------- ----------- ------ # ~/.zlogout 9 # /etc/zlogout 10 # # Note: ZSH seems to read ~/.profile as well, if ~/.zshrc is not present.

masklinn 6y ago
> ~/.zshenv Technically it's $ZDOTDIR/… Also note from the official documentation: > `.zprofile' is meant as an alternative to `.zlogin' for ksh fans; the two are not intended to be used together