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custom zsh config

zdotdir

$ZDOTDIR contains my zsh configuration.

Customized from the repository at https://github.com/mattmc3/zdotdir

Preperation

If you are not already using zsh.

Install zsh:

sudo apt install zsh

Change local shell to zsh:

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Installation

It's a good idea to backup existing files first:

setopt extended_glob
zfiles=(
  ${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.zsh*(.N)
  ${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.zlog*(.N)
  ${ZDOTDIR:-~}/.zprofile(.N)
)
mkdir -p ~/.bak
for zfile in $zfiles; do
  cp $zfile ~/.bak
done
unset zfile zfiles

Install this dotfiles repo to your $ZDOTDIR:

# set the amazing ZDOTDIR variable
export ZDOTDIR=~/.config/zsh

# clone this repo
git clone --recursive https://github.com/dennispg/zdotdir.git $ZDOTDIR

# change the root .zshenv file to use ZDOTDIR
cat << 'EOF' >| ~/.zshenv
export ZDOTDIR=~/.config/zsh
[[ -f $ZDOTDIR/.zshenv ]] && . $ZDOTDIR/.zshenv
EOF