Zsh / Oh-my-zsh on Windows Git Bash

install-zsh-windows-git-bash.md

Steps:

1. 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

2. Extract the content to your git bash installation dir:

Usually C:\Program Files\Git

3. 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.

4. 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)"

5. 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.

Optional steps

6. 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

7. Set it

sed -i 's/ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"/ZSH_THEME="honukai"/g' ~/.zshrc

I cannot believe that I'm using Zsh on Windows. It works flawlessly. I didn't encounter most of the issues that others faced here except for ERROR: this script is obsolete, please see git-completion.zsh, and using OMZ on Windows is just the icing on cake. Wish somebody would create a Scoop installer to make the installation process easier alongside Git-bash.

This is awesome! Thx everyone.. added starship prompt to mine as well. Took steps here and moved init to .zshrc:
https://gist.github.com/SteveDevOps/b1f901dbc2128a378ff79d73ad3a59cc

Also running zsh in git bash as default shell within Tabby. Great for switching between git bash,
cmd, powershell, etc.

.. working!

entering zsh on git bash was not working.

resolved by adding
alias zsh='/usr/bin/zsh-5.9.exe'
to my .bashrc

@TaekwanMin
i have created a packaged version of the same
please check it out

https://github.com/farseenmanekhan1232/zsh-for-windows/releases/tag/1.0.0

here my setup for anyone that need it (windows terminal). It works well now and I also installed oh-my-zsh:

{
  "commandline": "\"C:\\Program Files\\Git\\usr\\bin\\zsh.exe\" -l -i",
  "elevate": true,
  "guid": "{73e8aca6-a2c5-4ef4-9b2c-a60c476343e4}",
  "hidden": false,
  "icon": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\mingw64\\share\\git\\git-for-windows.ico",
  "name": "Git Bash",
  "startingDirectory": "%USERPROFILE%"
}