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# installing oh-my-zsh walkthrough

# git is a version control system. used by programmers so that multiple people can work on the same
# thing at the same time. git also allows you to edit code without worrying about breaking the code
# because you can revert to previous versions.
# This command copies the git repository for the oh-my-zsh project
git clone git://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git ~/.oh-my-zsh

# All of your interaction with the computer over the command line happens through a program called a
# "shell". common shells are sh, bash, and zsh. The shell is responsible for doing things like starting
# processes when you tell it to, handling input and output to the display, and etc. Your shell is zsh.
# Shells can be customized many ways (for instance by storing history, coloring output, etc).
# oh-my-zsh is a set of customizations for zsh that make it much friendlier to use.
# Every terminal window that you have is a new instance of a shell program. So when you open a connection
# with ssh/putty, a new shell starts. When you end/close the connection, the shell program stops running.
# When zsh starts running, it looks for a file called ~/.zshrc and executes it. This provides an easy hook
# to customize your shell.
# This command copies the oh-my-zsh file into ~/.zshrc. This ensures that the code from oh-my-zsh runs every
# time you start a shell (which happens every time you ssh in).
cp ~/.oh-my-zsh/templates/zshrc.zsh-template ~/.zshrc

# note that ~/.zshrc only runs when a new instance of zsh is started. To make a new instance of zsh start, you need
# to close your current shell (by disconnecting) and then reconnect to the machine.