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Setup ZSH for suggestion, auto completion and text highlighting on linux terminal
Install ZSH, Syntax Highlighting and Auto Suggestions
sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt update
sudo apt install zsh zsh-syntax-highlighting zsh-autosuggestions
zshAdd syntax-highlighting and autosuggestions to your zshrc file
cp ~/.zshrc ~/.zshrcbackup
echo "source $(dpkg -L zsh-autosuggestions | grep 'zsh$')" | tee -a ~/.zshrc
echo "source /usr/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh" | tee -a ~/.zshrcSource your ~/.zshrc file to apply the changes (if you are in bash or another shell, run the
zsh command first)zsh
source ~/.zshrcMake zsh the default shell
chsh -s $(which zsh)Your command history will get cleaned after closing the terminal. So you need to store your commands somewhere to retrieve later.
Open .zshrc file in text editor (for simplicity i've used
xed you can use nano/ vim/ code or any other text editor)xed ~/.zshrc~/.zshrc file
HISTFILE="$HOME/.zsh_history"
HISTSIZE=500000
SAVEHIST=500000
setopt appendhistory
setopt INC_APPEND_HISTORY
setopt SHARE_HISTORYSave the file
source your
~/.zshrc file to apply the changes (Repeat Step 4)source ~/.zshrcNow all of your command history will save in
~/.zsh_history file.36