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zsh is a shell designed for interactive use, although it is also a powerful scripting language. Many of the useful features of bash, ksh, and tcsh were incorporated into zsh; many original features were added.

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How to allow ZSH to autocomplete ZFS

System: I'm running Ubuntu 16.10 with ZFS and ZSH installed. Expected behaviour: As the root user, I can press tab to autocomplete zfs commands and paths. It works both in zsh and bash. As a non-root ...
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WSL zsh Shell Prompt Not Updating

Im running Ubuntu 22.04 under WSL and would like to change my prompt info and look from the default. I did the following sudo apt install zsh chsh -s /bin/zsh I updated the .zshrc file to be PROMPT='%...
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PPAs for updated bash and zsh shells

I would like to use newer versions of bash and zsh. I've searched google for: site:launchpad.net bash "ppa" I've also searched at: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas?name_filter=bash Doing the ...
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Windows 10 oh my zsh fonts not working

I recently did the Windows 10 bash and changed my shell to zsh. When I run the themes my font encoding isn't working. I checked a couple things, installed the powerline fonts and have looked at this: ...
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xfce4-terminal not showing colors properly on zsh theme prompt

I use zsh with oh-my-zsh and xfce4-terminal in XUbuntu 14.04. If I configure xfce-terminal with xterm-256color, like this: I get this error: *** VTE ***: Failed to load terminal capabilities from '/...
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Terminator not opening and giving following error

Recently, I have installed zsh shell. After that I tried to open terminator software then it was crashing and giving following error: Also, after installation of zsh, I have set the default login ...
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move away all zsh conf files from the home folder

I could move all my zsh related files (.zshrc, .zprofile ...) to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh setting the variable ZOTDIR="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh" but there is a file I can't move: .zprofile. This ...
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chsh: PAM: Permission denied

I've seen the other threads on this, but nothing as specific and explicit as mine. I'm trying change my Shell from standard Bash to ZSH. Using chsh -s /usr/bin/zsh gets me the following error: chsh: ...
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bash in TTY instead of zsh

Ok, ive installed oh-my-zsh and its nice and fancy, but when i switch to TTY, it complains that 256 colors are not supported and all powerline fonts are obviously messed up. Is there a way to set bash ...
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Whta does alt+/ do in zsh?

Using zsh, suddenly found that pressing alt+/ shows a message: zsh: do you wish to see all 18221 possibilities (18448 lines)? After pressing y, it starts listing a long list of item. What is that ...
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Oh-my-zsh Agnoster Theme font problem

I installed solarized colors and also the package for coloring ls. After that I installed zsh and the framework oh-my-zsh and now my terminal looks like the following I do have the solarized colors ...
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How do I add zsh completion for evince with djvu files?

I am using zsh (5.0.2). The auto-completion for evince only shows files of some predefined extensions, amongst which pdf and ps but not djvu. How to make zsh also autocomplete with djvu files on ...
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pyenv Python 3.11.5 install fails in Kubuntu 23.04

I'm using zsh and oh-my-zsh. I'm doing ➜ ~ pyenv install 3.11.5 and the output is: Downloading Python-3.11.5.tar.xz... -> https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.11.5/Python-3.11.5.tar.xz Installing ...
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No such shell function 'self-insert' using Oh My Posh

I'm using Oh My Posh on my zsh terminal (GNOME Terminal). However, every time I type on the terminal, No such shell function 'self-insert' appears on the prompt after the first character is typed.
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How to auto complete like CSH when using ZSH (prefix ↑)

When using zsh how could I auto-complete like csh, for example, having this history: 9994 vim bar 9995 git add . 9996 git commit -am "test..." 9997 ssh 10.1.2.3 9998 ls 9999 vim ...
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How to reset PYTHONPATH to earlier value

I had been tinkering with PYTHONPATH for some work and wrote the following in my .zshrc file: export PYTHONPATH="someDirectories:aFewMoreDirectories" I then sourced the .zshrc file and then ...
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oh-my-zsh theme doesn't apply completely

I install oh-my-zsh follow the instructions on github-wiki. But something is not right. My terminal still has ui and background color of old ubuntu terminal. Terminal My .zshrc config: # If you come ...
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How to have a Universal autosuggestion for any code entered once in any zsh terminal

Suppose I type a set of commands in a particular pane of Tmux. The autosuggestion feature of Tmux recognizes and helps in that pane (terminal). Let me say I started a new pane. The autosuggestion ...
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Xubuntu 19.10 with ZSH hangs after login in tty

I have oh-my-zsh installed on my Xubuntu 19.10. Sometimes, as (X)ubuntu usually does, it freezes together with the whole X server. Therefore I wanted to switch to tty1. Once I provided my credentials, ...
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ZSH /etc/zsh/zshrc - function definition file not found

I installed zsh and oh-my-zsh across multiple users, and I saw a post about symlinking /root/.zshrc and /root/.oh-my-zsh with $HOME path variable so all users would have the same config files. ln -s $...
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source $HOME/.bashrc conflicts with zsh?

When I do source $HOME/.bashrc, it results in the following: As you can see, it jumbles up the text where the path of the current directory would be. I am calling this because I am trying to change ...
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Issue with oh-my-zsh theme not being fully applied

I'm new to both zsh and askubuntu, so please be gentle. :) I'm going through this tutorial and have gotten stuck on the section "Changing Oh-My-ZSH Theme". I can apply the theme by editing my .zshrc ...
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Enable snap TAB-completion for zsh

Does anybody have an idea how to get the TAB-completion for zsh working for the snap command? According to the answer in How can I enable auto-completion for the snap command? it should be working ...
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bash filename autocomplete - does it have to use so much screen space?

I have a vague memory of this working in the past, but can't find any info now. Using TAB in bash to show available filename completions lists them on the line(s) below the command and then reprints ...
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How do I get zsh 5.xx on ubuntu 18.04

I have a docker container with ubuntu 18.04 on it. after apt-get update I do: # apt-get install zsh-beta Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: ...
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Executable not searched in order of $PATH

When I created a virtualenv for python it inserts a path at the front of $PATH so that I can run project-specific binaries. However when I need to run a program called pip instead of running from the ...
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terminal - Remove background color of text in ls (with oh-my-zsh arrow theme)

I am using zsh instead of bash in my Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 machine and I'm very frustrated with the background colors when I do ls because I can barely read the text. Here's a screenshot of my terminal. ...
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LS_COLORS failing to source in .zshrc

I've noticed a strange problem with sourcing. source /etc/zsh/zshrc in .zshrc fails to set LS_COLORS The last line in /etc/zsh/zshrc: eval $(dircolors /etc/zsh/DIR_COLORS) But it has no effect. ...
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zsh auto completes non-executable files in $PATH when press TAB

I'm using oh-my-zsh, along with some custom scripts that automatically add sub-directories under specific folder to PATH. Taking android studio for example, assume ~/android-studio/bin is included in ...
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Execute a script each time a non-defined alias/function is used in terminal

Suppose I have a function that is not defined neither as an alias or a function. How can I set zsh to execute a script each time the alias is not recognized ( e.g edit my ~/.zshrc to add this precise ...
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How to change the default shell used in Byobu without changing user shell?

I've been using set -g default-shell /usr/bin/zsh set -g default-command /usr/bin/zsh in my ~/.byobu/.tmux.config for several years to set the shell that Byobu uses without changing (chsh) my login ...
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Where do I find the zsh manual in Ubuntu versions later than 12.04?

At the moment I am learning zsh based on recommendations from friends and colleagues. To my surprise I was unable to find the man page for zsh and a man page named zshmisc which apparently was ...
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Upstart sub-command tab completion with zsh

I've just recently switched to ZShell, and am loving it so far. One issue I'm having however is that my init.d or upstart scripts used to have tab completion for their subcommands, but now it doesn't. ...
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Make CronTab not asking for id_rsa keyword when running in terminal

I like to do some git pull inside a script and see see output of it. So I made up this cronjob to test: DISPLAY=:0 * * * * * mike /usr/bin/gnome-terminal -x zsh -c "/var/www/up.sh; zsh" --window-with-...
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Scroll mouse -> scroll up screen instead browse history

I'm new with Z-Shell, I got a problem that when I scroll my mouse, it shows me the zsh-history, but what I really wanna is to scroll up the screen, just like I drag the scrollbar on the side. seems by ...
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zsh aliases doesn't work from .zshrc file

I want to create an alias to mount some remote file systems locally. I placed lines like this in my .zshrc file: alias remfs='sshfs rem: ~/mnt/sshfs/rem' But when I run remfs, I get an error "...
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tmux - unable to start any gui application

I am running Ubuntu-gnome 13.04. My default shell is zsh 5.0.0 and I usually run tmux 1.7 in the terminal 3.6.1. In terminal, if I evince or gedit, the applications start as expected. I can append an ...
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Can not root: after removing ZSH and returning to default bash

I can not $ sudo su everytime, I enter the command, the terminal says : can not execute /usr/bin/zsh no such file or directory How to return to default bash of Ubuntu and make bash as default ...
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removing zsh broke my terminal

I ran this code sudo apt-get --purge remove zsh to delete zsh and now my terminal has this output: and when accessing through powershell: <3>WSL (556) ERROR: CreateProccessEntryCommon:502: ...
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Problem with OhMyZsh installation

Basically, I was installing ohmyzsh on Ubuntu because I'm learning about terminals and personalization. But when I finished the installation of the ohmyzsh, I think the root directory changed by ...
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zsh menu select doesn't work

On my previous laptop when I did an ls foobar/ then I could navigate the menu and select things. Now I can't. Here's what I have, set up by Ubuntu 22.04: autoload -Uz compinit compinit zstyle ':...
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Unable to resume from suspend due to zsh as default shell - why?

I've been bothered by a problem where my workstation won't resume from suspend. When the PC is powered the power button is fully lit, and when it's suspended the button is blinking. Pressing the power ...
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Snaps don't launch after fixing issue with them not appearing in launcher

I'm having an issue where my Snap apps are not launching whenever I click on them. The first issue was that they weren't showing up in the launcher, but I did some digging and it seems it was related ...
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Terminal opens neovim instead of vim

I use Ubuntu with the zsh shell, and when I try to open vim with the vi or vim command it opens neovim instead. I tried using the original bash shell, but it still didn't work. I tried sudo update-...
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Backspace not working as expected on Alacritty

I just installed Alacritty through the app store on top of zsh and oh-my-zsh, I had it before on a previous installation of Ubuntu without any zsh related stuff where everything was fine. The ...
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How to set zsh terminal's error message language to English?

I installed zsh but found the error message is Chinese, which is the local machine's language. I want to set it to English. I edited my ~/.zshrc file and set export LANG=en_US.UTF-8 . After reboot my ...
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Unable to use terminal

The terminal colour changes automatically, but I am not able to use the terminal for executing the commands. I have used pywal and the code used is: while true do wal -q -i /home/amithkumar/Pictures ...
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Is there a way to include Behind / Ahead info in oh-my-zsh Prompt?

I know using the below command, we can get the results of commits that is Behind and Ahead. git rev-list --left-right --count origin/master...`git branch --show-current` But I would like to know, if ...
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Find command with ZSH based on a list of files

I was used to running BASH but I recently discovered ZSH and I have to say that it works well. However I have a problem with the find instruction below. Let's say we have 3 webp files and one listing....
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How to run xargs in the background?

I have created an alias to search a certain directory for pdf files and open it via xdg-open. The problem is it doesn't run in the background. Here's my alias: fd . ~/Documents/books -e pdf | fzf | (...
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