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Notes on using Homebrew Zsh as default login shell
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1. Install Zsh with Homebrew | |
brew install zsh | |
2. Add "/usr/local/bin/zsh" to "/etc/shells" file | |
sudo vim /etc/shells | |
3. Change to default login shell | |
chsh -s /usr/local/bin/zsh $USER | |
4. Make sure new version of Zsh is in active | |
echo $SHELL (should see "/usr/local/bin/zsh") | |
echo $ZSH_VERSION (should see "5.0.2" instead of "4.3.11" bullt-in in OS X 10.8) | |
5. Create "/usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions" directory to match with what's in "echo $FPATH" output | |
6. Support homebrew completion with the command | |
ln -s /usr/local/Library/Contributions/brew_zsh_completion.zsh /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_brew |
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