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@ -37,39 +37,15 @@ Zim has many modules! Enable as many or as few as you'd like.
Installation
------------
Installing Zim is easy. If you have a different shell framework installed (like oh-my-zsh or prezto),
*uninstall those first to prevent conflicts*. It can be installed manually by following the instructions below:
Installing Zim is easy:
1. Start a Zsh shell:
curl -s --proto -all,+https https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zimfw/install/develop/install.zsh | zsh
zsh
Open a new terminal and you're done! Enjoy your Zsh IMproved! Take some time to
read about the [available modules][modules] and tweak your `.zshrc` file.
2. Clone the repository:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/zimfw/zimfw.git ${ZDOTDIR:-${HOME}}/.zim
3. Paste this into your terminal to prepend the initialization templates to your configs:
for template_file in ${ZDOTDIR:-${HOME}}/.zim/templates/*; do
user_file="${ZDOTDIR:-${HOME}}/.${template_file:t}"
cat ${template_file} ${user_file}(.N) > ${user_file}.tmp && mv ${user_file}{.tmp,}
done
4. Set Zsh as the default shell:
chsh -s =zsh
5. Open a new terminal and install the enabled modules.
zimfw install
6. Finish optimization (this is only needed once, hereafter it will happen upon
desktop/tty login):
zimfw login-init
7. You're done! Enjoy your Zsh IMproved! Take some time to read about the
[available modules][modules] and tweak your `.zshrc` file.
If you have a different shell framework installed (like oh-my-zsh or prezto),
*uninstall those first to prevent conflicts*.
Settings
--------
@ -84,54 +60,49 @@ You can provide as many module names as you want. Modules are sourced in the
order given.
By default, a module is installed from the Zim repository with the same name.
For example, the `git` module is installed from https://github.com/zimfw/git if
no additional module configuration is provided.
For example, the `utility` module is installed from
https://<em></em>github.com/zimfw/utility.git if no additional module configuration is provided.
### Module customization
To configure a module, use the following format (where the style name is the
module name):
To configure a module, use the following format, where the style name is the
module name:
zstyle ':zim:module' <module> ['frozen' yes] ['url' <url>] ['branch' <branch>|'tag' <tag>]
If `frozen` is set to `yes`, then the module will not be cleaned, installed or
updated.
You can provide a custom `url` with the following equivalent formats:
* `module`
* `zimfw/module`
* `https://github.com/zimfw/module.git`
If no `branch` or `tag` name is given, then the default is `branch` `master`.
| Key | Description | Default value |
| --- | ----------- | ------------- |
| frozen | If set to yes, then module will not be cleaned, installed or updated. It can still be freely enabled or disabled with the modules style. | no |
| url | Repository URL or path. The following formats are equivalent: *module*, zimfw/*module*, https://<em></em>github.com/zimfw/<em>module</em>.git | *module* |
| branch | Repository branch. | master |
| tag | Repository tag. Overrides branch, if one was specified. | |
Choose the module name wisely. The first file found in the module root directory,
in the following order, will be sourced (where `module` is the module name):
1. `init.zsh`
2. `module.zsh`
3. `module.plugin.zsh`
4. `module.zsh.theme`
5. `module.sh`
in the following order, will be sourced:
init.zsh, *module*.zsh, *module*.plugin.zsh, *module*.zsh.theme, *module*.sh
For example, https://github.com/mafredri/zsh-async must be configured as:
For example, [mafredi/zsh-async](https://github.com/mafredri/zsh-async) must be
configured as a module called `async`:
zstyle ':zim:module' async 'url' 'mafredri/zsh-async'
because it has a `async.zsh` initialization file, then enabled as `async` in the
`modules` style.
because it has an async.zsh initialization file. Then to be enabled, `async` must
be added to the modules style.
### Prompt theme
Prompt themes are enabled in one of two different ways, depending on how the
specific theme you want works:
1. If it has a `prompt_module_setup` file (where `module` is the module name):
it is enabled with Zim's `prompt` module. See [the instructions
here](https://github.com/zimfw/prompt/blob/master/README.md#settings). The
advantage of these themes is that you can customize them with additional
parameters. All [Zim themes](https://github.com/zimfw/zimfw/wiki/Themes)
work this way.
1. If it has a prompt_<em>module</em>_setup file: it is enabled with Zim's
`prompt` module. See [the instructions
here](https://github.com/zimfw/prompt/blob/master/README.md#settings). All
[Zim themes](https://github.com/zimfw/zimfw/wiki/Themes) work this way.
The advantage of these themes is that you can customize them with
additional parameters.
2. If it has one of the initialization files listed above: it is enabled when
it's sourced, not with Zim's `prompt` module.
it's sourced, not with Zim's `prompt` module. The last sourced prompt
overrides any previous ones.
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