Terminal settings
zsh
# dont open zsh before adding `.zshrc`
sudo pacman -S zsh zsh-theme-powerlevel10k zsh-syntax-highlighting zsh-history-substring-search zsh-autosuggestions ripgrep bat exa skimYou have to add a font so the icons will work. I like the JetBrains Mono Nerd Font from Nerd Font. And install it from the fonts manager.
Then add the following to nano .zshrc
## Options section
setopt correct # Auto correct mistakes
setopt extendedglob # Extended globbing. Allows using regular expressions with *
setopt nocaseglob # Case insensitive globbing
setopt rcexpandparam # Array expension with parameters
setopt nocheckjobs # Don't warn about running processes when exiting
setopt numericglobsort # Sort filenames numerically when it makes sense
setopt nobeep # No beep
setopt appendhistory # Immediately append history instead of overwriting
setopt histignorealldups # If a new command is a duplicate, remove the older one
setopt autocd # if only directory path is entered, cd there.
zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-zA-Z}={A-Za-z}' # Case insensitive tab completion
zstyle ':completion:*' list-colors "${(s.:.)LS_COLORS}" # Colored completion (different colors for dirs/files/etc)
zstyle ':completion:*' rehash true # automatically find new executables in path
# Speed up completions
zstyle ':completion:*' accept-exact '*(N)'
zstyle ':completion:*' use-cache on
zstyle ':completion:*' cache-path ~/.zsh/cache
HISTFILE=~/.zhistory
HISTSIZE=10000
SAVEHIST=10000
export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vim
export VISUAL=/usr/bin/vim
WORDCHARS=${WORDCHARS//\/[&.;]} # Don't consider certain characters part of the word
## Keybindings section
bindkey -e
bindkey '^[[7~' beginning-of-line # Home key
bindkey '^[[H' beginning-of-line # Home key
if [[ "${terminfo[khome]}" != "" ]]; then
bindkey "${terminfo[khome]}" beginning-of-line # [Home] - Go to beginning of line
fi
bindkey '^[[8~' end-of-line # End key
bindkey '^[[F' end-of-line # End key
if [[ "${terminfo[kend]}" != "" ]]; then
bindkey "${terminfo[kend]}" end-of-line # [End] - Go to end of line
fi
bindkey '^[[2~' overwrite-mode # Insert key
bindkey '^[[3~' delete-char # Delete key
bindkey '^[[C' forward-char # Right key
bindkey '^[[D' backward-char # Left key
bindkey '^[[5~' history-beginning-search-backward # Page up key
bindkey '^[[6~' history-beginning-search-forward # Page down key
# Navigate words with ctrl+arrow keys
bindkey '^[Oc' forward-word #
bindkey '^[Od' backward-word #
bindkey '^[[1;5D' backward-word #
bindkey '^[[1;5C' forward-word #
bindkey '^H' backward-kill-word # delete previous word with ctrl+backspace
bindkey '^[[Z' undo # Shift+tab undo last action
## Alias section
alias cp="cp -i" # Confirm before overwriting something
alias rm="rm -l" #
#alias df='df -h' # Human-readable sizes
#alias free='free -m' # Show sizes in MB
#alias gitu='git add . && git commit && git push'
alias cs="cd && clear" # Clear screen and reset to cd
# Theming section
autoload -U compinit colors zcalc
compinit -d
colors
# Color man pages
export LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$'\E[01;32m'
export LESS_TERMCAP_md=$'\E[01;32m'
export LESS_TERMCAP_me=$'\E[0m'
export LESS_TERMCAP_se=$'\E[0m'
export LESS_TERMCAP_so=$'\E[01;47;34m'
export LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$'\E[0m'
export LESS_TERMCAP_us=$'\E[01;36m'
export LESS=-r
## Plugins section
# use powerlevel
source /usr/share/zsh-theme-powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme
# Use syntax highlighting
source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
# Use history substring search
source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-history-substring-search/zsh-history-substring-search.zsh
# bind UP and DOWN arrow keys to history substring search
zmodload zsh/terminfo
bindkey "$terminfo[kcuu1]" history-substring-search-up
bindkey "$terminfo[kcud1]" history-substring-search-down
bindkey '^[[A' history-substring-search-up
bindkey '^[[B' history-substring-search-down
# Use autosuggestion
source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE=20
ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HIGHLIGHT_STYLE='fg=8'
# dotnet hot reload :: https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/38798#issuecomment-1006827825
export DOTNET_WATCH_RESTART_ON_RUDE_EDIT=1
# Search and kill. For when a program is unresponsive.
alias fk="search_and_kill"
search_and_kill() {
local pid=$(ps -ef | grep "$1" | awk '{print $2}' | head -1)
if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
local process_name=$(ps -p "$pid" -o comm=)
echo -n "Do you want to kill the process \"$process_name\" with PID $pid? (Y/n) "
read confirmation
if [[ $confirmation =~ ^[Yy]$ || -z $confirmation ]]; then
kill -9 "$pid"
echo "Process \"$process_name\" with PID $pid killed."
else
echo "Process not killed."
fi
else
echo "Process not found."
fi
}
# sf meaning search inside file
alias sf="sk --ansi -i -c 'rg --color=always --line-number "{}"'"
# fs meaning search for file
alias fs="rg --files | sk --preview=\"bat {} --color=always\""
# search for file and open in nano
fse() {
local selected_file
selected_file=$(rg --files | sk --preview="bat {} --color=always")
if [[ -n "$selected_file" ]]; then
nano "$selected_file" # Open the selected file in nano
fi
}
alias fse=fseripgrep a better grip.
sudo pacman -S ripgrep
echo "alias grip=\"rg\"" >> .zshrc
bat a better cat clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration
sudo pacman -S bat
echo "alias cat=\"bat\"" >> .zshrc
exa a modern replacement for ls
sudo pacman -S exa
echo "alias ls=\"exa\"" >> .zshrc
echo "alias ll=\"exa -l\"" >> .zshrc
skim a good Fuzzy Finder
sudo pacman -S skim
# this is using ripgrep
# sf meaning search for file
echo "alias sf=\"sk --ansi -i -c 'rg --color=always --line-number \"{}\"'\"" >> .zshrc
# fs meaning search inside file
echo "alias fs=\"rg --files | sk --preview=\\\"bat {} --color=always\\\"\"" >> .zshrc