Install ZSH on Windows via Git bash + Terminal

install.md

Install Latest ZSH

https://packages.msys2.org/package/zsh?repo=msys&variant=x86_64

Optional Install PeaZip on Windows

https://peazip.github.io/ winget install -e --id GiorgioTani.PeaZip

CD to C:\Program Files\Git

• extract all contents of zsh ..tar file to this folder
• in side terminal type: zsh

Create config files

autoload -U zsh-newuser-install
zsh-newuser-install -f

Finally open notepad ~/.bashrc

• Add to the top of the file

if [ -t 1 ]; then
  exec zsh
fi

Install Plugins

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-completions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-${ZSH:-~/.oh-my-zsh}/custom}/plugins/zsh-completions
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-${ZSH:-~/.oh-my-zsh}/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-${ZSH:-~/.oh-my-zsh}/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

• Now open notepad ~/.zshrc
• And Add plugins under this section # Which plugins would you like to load?

plugins=(git lighthouse zsh-completions zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting)

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