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Oh My Zsh is an open source, community-driven framework for managing your [zsh](http://www.zsh.org/) configuration.
Oh My Zsh is an open source, community-driven framework for managing your [zsh](http://www.zsh.org/) configuration. That sounds boring. Let's try this again.
Sounds boring. Let's try again.
__Oh My Zsh is a way of life!__ Once installed, your terminal prompt will become the talk of the town _or your money back!_ Each time you interact with your command prompt, you'll be able take advantage of the hundreds of bundled plugins and pretty 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 always felt that you deserved. ...or maybe you'll just use the time that you saved to start flossing more often.
__Oh My Zsh will not make you a 10x developer...but you might feel like one.__
To learn more, visit http://ohmyz.sh and/or follow [ohmyzsh](https://twitter.com/ohmyzsh) on Twitter.
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?"_
## Getting Started
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](http://ohmyz.sh) and follow [@ohmyzsh](https://twitter.com/ohmyzsh) on Twitter.
## Getting Started
### Prerequisites
__Disclaimer:__ _Oh My Zsh works best on MacOS X and Linux._
__Disclaimer:__ _Oh My Zsh works best on macOS and Linux._
* Unix-based operating system (MacOS X or Linux)
*[Zsh](http://www.zsh.org) should be installed (v4.3.9 or more recent). If not pre-installed (`zsh --version` to confirm), check the following instruction here: [Installing-ZSH](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Installing-ZSH)
* Unix-like operating system (macOS or Linux)
*[Zsh](http://www.zsh.org) should be installed (v4.3.9 or more recent). If not pre-installed (`zsh --version` to confirm), check the following instruction here: [InstallingZSH](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Installing-ZSH)
*`curl` or `wget` should be installed
*`git` should be installed
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sh -c"$(wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh -O -)"
```
## Using Oh My Zsh
### Plugins
Oh My Zsh comes with a shitload of plugins to take advantage of. You can take a look in the [plugins](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/tree/master/plugins) directory and/or the [wiki](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Plugins) to see what's currently available.
Oh My Zsh comes with a shitload of plugins to take advantage of. You can take a look in the [plugins](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/tree/master/plugins) directory and/or the [wiki](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Plugins) to see what's currently available.
#### Enabling Plugins
If you spot a plugin (or several) that you would like to use with Oh My Zsh, you will need to edit the `~/.zshrc` file. Once you open it with your favorite editor, you'll see a spot to list all the plugins that you'd like Oh My Zsh to load in initialization.
Once you spot a plugin (or several) that you'd like to use with Oh My Zsh, you'll need to enable them in the `.zshrc` file. You'll find the zshrc file in your `$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 line might begin to look like...
For example, this might begin to look like this:
```shell
plugins=(git bundler osx rake ruby)
plugins=(
git
bundler
dotenv
osx
rake
rbenv
ruby
)
```
#### Using Plugins
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#### 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 right (for him)._
_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 want to use, you will need to edit the `~/.zshrc` file. You'll see an environment variable (all caps) in there that looks like:
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"
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```shell
ZSH_THEME="agnoster"# (this is one of the fancy ones)
# see https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Themes#agnoster
```
Open up a new terminal window and your prompt should look something like...
_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:
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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
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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
curl -L https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh | ZSH=~/.dotfiles/zsh sh
export ZSH="$HOME/.dotfiles/oh-my-zsh"; sh -c"$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
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upgrade_oh_my_zsh
```
Magic!
Magic! 🎉
## Uninstalling Oh My Zsh
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## Follow Us
We have an [@ohmyzsh](https://twitter.com/ohmyzsh) Twitter account. You should follow it.
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
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We have [stickers](https://shop.planetargon.com/products/ohmyzsh-stickers-set-of-3-stickers) and [shirts](http://shop.planetargon.com/products/ohmyzsh-t-shirts) for you to show off your love of Oh My Zsh. Again, this will help you become the talk of the town!
## License
Oh My Zsh is released under the [MIT license](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/blob/master/MIT-LICENSE.txt).
Oh My Zsh is released under the [MIT license](LICENSE.txt).
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).
