Questions tagged [zsh]
Zsh or Z Shell is the default Unix shell used by Terminal in macOS since 10.15
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Us of the ZSH shell “prompt” command
I'm new to MacOS command line/UNIX and trying to learn about it and the zsh shell. I have a book on Zsh shell and in an early section it describes use of the "prompt" command. However, my system does ...
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How do I use ls command with a variable for a directory in zsh?
I set a variable named $G2_HW_sci. This is the output with echo.
user@192 SS % echo $G2_HW_sci
~/Documents/trabalho/SS/G2/science/homework/student_work/
Then I tried to ...
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How to organise overflowing config files and folders in the home directory and beyond!
The Context:
I'm a long-time macOS user who has spent many years dabbling here and there with the *nix side of Apple life since the first iteration of OS X (10.0) originally shipped.
Recently, I ...
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Where does zsh get the values of LANG & LC_CTYPE if it is not in .zshrc?
Where does zsh get the values of LANG & LC_CTYPE if it is not in .zshrc ?
I check my ~/.zshrc and it didn't set them, but if I run printenv I find they were both set, although not the values I ...
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pkgbuild open URL using default browser
I use pkgbuild to create an Apple installer .pkg.
In my preinstall script, I have the following, which opens in Chrome if I invoke it myself, however when run by pkgbuild script, always opens the ...
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nvm (node version manager) nvm,node,npm not found
I did install nvm regarding the documentation, then installed the latest LTS node, nvm install 12.16.1 and globally installed yarn.
everything was working well, the node -v and npm -v and which node ...
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sudo: setrlimit(8): Invalid argument after switching Mac OS shell from BASH to ZSH
After updating to Mac OS Catalina some months ago, I followed the prompted suggestions and changed my shell from BASH to ZSH.
Since that time, whenever I use sudo in Terminal, I get sudo: setrlimit(8)...
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deleting single entry from history in zsh — Terminal
Is there a straight forward way of deleting a single entry from the shell history in the "new" zsh shell?
I know fc does not support this and I can't even figure out where Apple now stashes the ...
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case insensitive `ls` for Catalina / APFS?
I am trying to find a way to get either the stock macOS ls or (more likely) the GNU ls a.k.a. gls to show my files & folders in case insensitive order.
All of my efforts have resulted in ...
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Zsh moves texts when the prompt is too long
Steps to reproduce:
Resize the terminal to width 80 or less, making it easier for prompt
to wrap.
Temporarily rename /etc/zshrc in case it affects outcome. (Remember
to change it back afterwards!)
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Run shell script by double clicking in non-login prompt in terminal
This question is super similar to this, but I'm curious how to launch the shell script in a non-login shell prompt. I already have it set up to run with iterm2 when I double-click. I don't really care ...
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Zsh cleanup for clean lookup? multiple zsh in both /usr/local/bin/zsh & /bin/zsh
The "command not found" problem shows up consistently. I am currently on Mac Catalina.
I am wondering if the root to this is that when I:
where zsh
it shows:
/usr/local/bin/zsh
/usr/local/bin/...
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Synchronise or share .zshrc between accounts
I have a standard user account (in Mojave using zsh shell) and based on Gentoo Wiki I have added this to my .zshrc to show a prompt like [user@computer] ~ $
if [[ $UID == 0 ]]; then
PS1="[%n@%M] %~...
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How do 3rd-party programs modify the $PATH variable?
When I echo my $PATH variable, I see the binaries of some programs that I have previously uninstalled, and conversely, I do not see the path to some of the binaries that I can use, such as code.
I am ...
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.cshrc permission is breaking from User Templates on Catalina
I'm facing a strange issue on Catalina. We used to symlink our master .cshrc file to User Templates from our network mount. It used to go to every user's home directory and uses it. But, ever since ...
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Partially delete path in zsh (Option + Backspace)
In zsh Option + Backspace deletes the whole path on a prompt. For example:
ls /usr/local/bin
Option + Backspace returns:
ls
How can I set the same behavior so that the shortcut deletes just one ...
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zsh (brew) and oh-my-zsh: Insecure completion-dependent directories detected (as root user)
When I run sudo -s I get those errors:
[oh-my-zsh] Insecure completion-dependent directories detected:
drwxr-xr-x 19 myusername MYDOMAIN\Domain Users 608 Feb 10 07:08 /Users/myusername/.oh-my-...
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Why is Python version set with PyEnv global not picked up a default one?
I have installed pyenv and used it to install Python 3.8.1 I had Python 3.7.6 installed manually before.
I have set 3.8.1 as global and, as this version is now markered with *, it was taken into ...
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No package manager on brand new macOS Catalina
I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I've been searching for days with no results.
What is the default package manager for macOS Catalina terminal?
% brew
zsh: command not found: brew
I've ...
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zsh: Can't set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH in ~/.zshenv to get ImageMagick working under MacOS Catalina
Goal: Install ImageMagick on my iMac 27" 2017 running Catalina 10.15.3 (install failed under Homebrew). Plenty of RAM & disk space.
Second line below doesn't execute, so echo $MAGICK_HOME yields ...
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How to get fn + left key working on macOS after changing to zsh from bash?
In case it is not clear fn + left key is simply the HOME button. It takes you to beginning of line. This seems to still work when editing a file (in vim) say so I think zsh does something with the ...
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Using the command-line / Terminal, is it possible to determine if this Mac has Touch ID or not?
I am trying to find a way, using the Terminal/command line, to determine if the Mac I am using has Touch ID or not.
So far web searches have not turned up any answers.
I would have thought that ...
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Add colours to output of existing CLI commands
I would like to create a function / alias that colorizes the output of another command. Is there a best-practice way to do so?
For instance, let's take the alias command, whose output looks something ...
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How to set “default” .bash_profile when opening Terminal on Catalina
I'm running Catalina, 10.15.2, which uses the new zsh shell as a default. I've created my own .bash_profile file in my home directory and I'm able to initialize this .bash_profile by typing:
source ....
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Now that MacOS Catalina has moved to zsh, can I upgrade bash 3.2.57 with 5.0.3?
I understand apple's move from bash to zsh, though I'd really rather that they hadn't made the change.
I've tried zsh, and decided that I'd prefer to remain with bash.
So, since MacOS Catalina isn't ...
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How to make auto-complete work for AWS on ZSH?
I installed awscli from brew.
The amazon instructions refer to a shell script, aws_zsh_completer.sh that doesn't appear to be included. I do have an /usr/local/bin/aws_completer.
How do I make the ...
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How do I set the working directory as the tab title in Terminal for Mac?
One of my Macs is running Mac OS Mojave and so for parity with my Catalina machine I switched the shell to zsh. Not sure exactly when but at some point I noticed the current working directory was ...
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How to change zsh prompt which now shows probably MAC address?
I have been try to change the prompt on my terminal and the prompt that shows up looks like a MAC address.
This is what it looks like:
Last login: Mon Dec 16 20:41:33 on ttys000
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Hide name of the user and computer name from terminal window title
Before Catalina it was possible to hide username and computer name from terminal window title:
Yet now despite any combination of configuration I'm unable to hide those items from window title:
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Why can't I use zsh?
So I upgraded to Catalina. Actually it's more like a fresh install, I only copied across the few files I wanted to keep.
The shell is now helpfully telling me:
The default interactive shell is now ...
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After switch to zsh history not saved
I am running Mojave have changed default shell from bash to zsh. I notice history is not saved between sessions.
Following recommendations in What are the practical differences between Bash and Zsh? ...
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Associate automation applescript with hotkey or shortcut or launcher icon [duplicate]
I came across a very handy approach based on applescript to automate some repetitive tasks on iterm.
Here is the example script:
#!/usr/bin/osascript
tell application "iTerm2"
tell current ...
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Can't use zsh shell in Catalina
When I opened Terminal after installing Catalina, this appeared:
The default interactive shell is now zsh.
To update your account to use zsh, please run `chsh -s /bin/zsh`.
For more details, please ...
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How to prepend a character to start of each line in 250,000+ line file using a script?
I have text file with 250,000 lines - and I need to append the same single character at the start of each line. I have tried to use various multiline /column edit plugins in Atom and Sublime but they ...
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How does zsh find commands?
Unless I switch back to bash, I now have to spell out the full path for scripts I have written. How does zsh find commands?
Things in /bin, /use/bin, etc. still work, but things in ~/bin are “not ...
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SOCKS proxy environment variable ignored by command line applications
I have a SOCKS proxy that is accessible at 192.168.0.17:1080 in my local network. I redirected my internet traffic to it in my Wifi System Preferences. This works fine, GUI applications use it. ...
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Which version of ZSH is installed in macOS Catalina?
I am required to write a script on Linux while still supporting macOS. I am using ZSH. macOS Catalina has ZSH enabled by default, but the feature I am building has a version dependency on the ZSH ...
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Resetting /usr/bin
So I was installing python3, pip, and a few other applications through Homebrew when I first got my Mac. I realized I was doing all this in /usr/bin and not /usr/local/bin, and I wanted to just to ...
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I switched to Catalina and enabled ZSH now my home/end key do not work in terminal
I switched to ZSH from BASH as per the upgrade in Catalina and all is well except my home/end keys no longer work. This can be really annoying trying to move my cursor over super far to the left ...
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Effects of changing shell
Recently Apple changed the default shell to zsh from bash. In the past I made significant changes to my .bashrc file. How should I incorporate those changes into the zsh terminal?
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Show menu bar icons in Catalina defaults command not working
In Catalina, allowed ZSH full disk access in preferences and ran
defaults write com.apple.systemuiserver menuExtras -array
"/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Bluetooth.menu"
"/System/...
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Easiest way to migrate aliases from bash to zsh
I want to start using zsh as recommended by Apple for Mac OS Catalina. How do I migrate my aliases that I have defined in the ~/.bash_profile to the new shell?
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Why doesn't Spotlight look inside shell scripts?
I have a bunch of shell scripts (all plain text files) in /usr/local/scripts
If I do fgrep -il '@todo' * there are 14 files which match.
If I do mdfind -onlyin /usr/local/scripts '@TODO' there are ...
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MacOS terminal Hangs on `login`
On my macbook, I've found that sometimes it gets into a state where it cannot open up a new terminal - a blank terminal window just appears, and it hangs. Rebooting solves this, but it seems to ...
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Command line issues
I'm trying to execute two commands in a single line:
pkill "something" && runsomething
when executing each command separately, both work.
When executed together with "&&", only the ...
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Why is the width of `~` different than `➜` on iTerm2 when using zsh with spaceship-prompt?
Using iTerm2. Installed zsh, spaceship-prompt and FiraCode.
Why is the width of ~ different than ➜?
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MacOS zsh alias pwd is incorrect
I recently switched to MacOS and some aliases in ZSH which were working on a linux system is giving me headaches in MacOS. To be specific, pwd variable inside alias is using the same directory where ...
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macOS Catalina still uses bash as the default shell
I'm on the latest public beta of macOS Catalina and it's supposed to use zsh as the default shell and it even shows that it is pointing to zsh in the users settings but whenever I open a new terminal ...
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Problem with snippets in Zsh
I recently changed my shell from bash to zsh. I have lots of snippets (Alfred, Dash...) for terminal use that ends with a line break. With bash that snippets works fine, I meant, paste the command and ...
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How to find the PID(s) of a hung app in macOS from the shell (Terminal)?
Within Activity Monitor.app it's easy to visually identify a hung app by seeing its name in red text:
How can such hung app statuses be identified from the shell (Terminal.app) and the PID(s) of ...
