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Oh my ZSH with zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting and zsh-autocomplete.md

Oh my zsh.

Oh My Zsh

Install ZSH.

sudo apt install zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting zsh

Install Oh my ZSH.

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Install plugins.

  • autosuggesions plugin

    git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

  • zsh-syntax-highlighting plugin

    git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

  • zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting plugin

    git clone https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/fast-syntax-highlighting

  • zsh-autocomplete plugin

    git clone --depth 1 -- https://github.com/marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autocomplete

Enable plugins by adding them to .zshrc.

  • Open .zshrc

    nvim ~/.zshrc

  • Find the line which says plugins=(git).

  • Replace that line with plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting fast-syntax-highlighting zsh-autocomplete)

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@remitoudic
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Again ! It has never been so uncomplicated. Congratulations to you, n1snt

@anderson-pids
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great!!

@C9b3rD3vi1
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This is just amazing!!

@material-kish
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When I go to my previous command by pressing the up arrow key, a semicolon is added to the end of the line. Does anyone know why this happens, or how to disable it?

@PhilipLutley
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+1 for the semicolon ; being appended when using the up arrow key.

@AmenB
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AmenB commented Mar 12, 2025

Thanks!

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