- Download the latest zsh package: https://packages.msys2.org/package/zsh?repo=msys&variant=x86_64
Example:
zsh-5.7.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
Update:
The package now is compacted using zstd
, so now we need some "special" extractor.
So, in my case, I've downloaded this file
https://repo.msys2.org/msys/x86_64/zsh-5.8-5-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
And extracted it using the Peazip.
https://peazip.github.io/zst-compressed-file-format.html
- Extract the content to your git bash installation dir:
Usually C:\Program Files\Git
- Test it and config zsh:
Open git bash and type:
zsh
So, this step is important, it seems zsh
will ask a few configurations, like the tab completion, history, etc.
Please read the options and set that according to your use.
- Installing oh-my-zsh, execute the following cmd on git bash
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
- Configuring zsh as default shell
Edit the ~/.bashrc
file. (create it if it doesn't exist)
Add the following lines at the end of the file
# Launch Zsh
if [ -t 1 ]; then
exec zsh
fi
Close and open again the git bash.
- Installing the Honukay theme
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oskarkrawczyk/honukai-iterm/master/honukai.zsh-theme -o ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/honukai.zsh-theme
- Set it
sed -i 's/ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"/ZSH_THEME="honukai"/g' ~/.zshrc
The
if [ -t 1 ]; then exec zsh; fi
statement in my~/.bashrc
file didn't work well for me. It would work fine when running the terminal interactively, but running build tasks in VS Code wouldn't work when using "Git Bash" as my default shell.Here's how I got it working:
/etc/zsh/zshenv
and add this line at the beginning of the file:settings.json
file: