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Re: Use Zsh

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Post by grandalf » Fri, Sep 28, 2012, 4:31 PM UTC

just installed zsh but now my rvm is broken, any quick tips? tried adding the following to .zshrc but it doesn't appear to have fixed the issue:

  if [[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] ; then source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ; fi

Re: Use Zsh

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Post by sstephenson » Fri, Sep 28, 2012, 4:33 PM UTC

Here's another perspective: http://sstephenson.us/posts/on-configuration

Re: Use Zsh

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Post by jolan » Fri, Sep 28, 2012, 4:34 PM UTC

grandalf wrote: post #21

just installed zsh but now my rvm is broken, any quick tips? tried adding the following to .zshrc but it doesn't appear to have fixed the issue: if [[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] ; then source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ; fi

Are you using 1.16.x? The changelog mentions improved zsh support.

http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2012/rvm-1-16/

Re: Use Zsh

#24

Post by benvd » Fri, Sep 28, 2012, 4:36 PM UTC

fusiongyro wrote: post #17

slurgfest wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It faded away because it was too difficult to get the prompt working?

When you have access to a lot of machines run by different organizations but not administration privileges on most of them, it's a hassle.

So put your zsh config in a git repo, clone it wherever you need it and symlink to the repo?

Re: Use Zsh

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Post by fusiongyro » Fri, Sep 28, 2012, 4:42 PM UTC

benvd wrote: post #24

fusiongyro wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you have access to a lot of machines run by different organizations but not administration privileges on most of them, it's a hassle.

So put your zsh config in a git repo, clone it wherever you need it and symlink to the repo?

Uh huh. Now I have to install git on all those computers as well as make sure there's a recent-enough copy of zsh. Much less work that way.

Or I can just use the bash that's already there.

Re: Use Zsh

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Post by DASD » Fri, Sep 28, 2012, 4:44 PM UTC

benvd wrote: post #24

fusiongyro wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you have access to a lot of machines run by different organizations but not administration privileges on most of them, it's a hassle.

So put your zsh config in a git repo, clone it wherever you need it and symlink to the repo?

I am of the same practice as fusiongyro. I also expand on that and have a very simple configuration for Vim. Once you go beyond a handful of machines, you never know what to expect on the system. "Lowest common denominator" wins out for me almost everytime.

Re: Use Zsh

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Post by MatthewPhillips » Fri, Sep 28, 2012, 4:46 PM UTC

This article really feels like bikeshedding to me. I'm always going to use whatever shell comes default with the OS I'm on (which almost always means Bash), simply because changing the shell is an unnecessary block of time that could instead be used writing software. I need a really good reason to switch, something the equivalent of pipes, and if the #1 reason you can give is "Powerful context based tab completion", I'm confident in dismissing zsh as a cosmetic improvement on bash that I don't need to waste my time on.

Re: Use Zsh

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Post by rimantas » Fri, Sep 28, 2012, 4:48 PM UTC

MatthewPhillips wrote: post #27

This article really feels like bikeshedding to me. I'm always going to use whatever shell comes default with the OS I'm on (which almost always means Bash), simply because changing the shell is an unnecessary block of time that could instead be used writing software. I need a really good reason to switch, something the equivalent of pipes, and if the #1 reason you can give is "Powerful context based tab completion",…

How much software can you write in three seconds?

Re: Use Zsh

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Post by ta12121 » Fri, Sep 28, 2012, 4:49 PM UTC

I've never read about zsh on HN before. I swear it officer.

Re: Use Zsh

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Post by untog » Fri, Sep 28, 2012, 4:50 PM UTC

rimantas wrote: post #28

MatthewPhillips wrote: post #27

This article really feels like bikeshedding to me. I'm always going to use whatever shell comes default with the OS I'm on (which almost always means Bash), simply because changing the shell is an unnecessary block of time that could instead be used writing software. I need a really good reason to switch, something the equivalent of pipes, and if the #1 reason you can give is "Powerful context based tab completion",…

How much software can you write in three seconds?

How many computers do you use? Having to switch between zsh and bash mentally when you from your dev box to a server can be jarring. For some people it's worth it, for others it isn't.