name: zsh description: Use when setting up zsh and Oh My Zsh on a new machine, configuring shell plugins, PATH, or conda initialization. Triggers: "zsh", "zshrc", "Oh My Zsh", "shell config", "dotfiles", "conda init", "PATH"

ZSH Configuration

Personal zsh dotfiles with Oh My Zsh for a consistent shell environment across machines.

When to Use

• Setting up zsh + Oh My Zsh on a new machine or server
• Configuring PATH, conda, or shell plugins
• Restoring shell configuration after a reinstall
• Debugging shell startup or conda issues

Quick Reference

Installation

# 1. Install Oh My Zsh
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

# 2. Clone
git clone git@github.com:dongzhuoyao/tao-tmux-zsh.git ~/tao-tmux-zsh

# 3. Backup existing config
[ -f ~/.zshrc ] && mv ~/.zshrc ~/.zshrc.bak

# 4. Symlink
ln -sf ~/tao-tmux-zsh/zshrc ~/.zshrc

# 5. Reload
source ~/.zshrc

Common Tasks

Set up a new remote server

# SSH in, then:
sudo apt install zsh       # or: yum install zsh
chsh -s $(which zsh)       # set zsh as default shell (re-login required)

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

# Clone and symlink
git clone git@github.com:dongzhuoyao/tao-tmux-zsh.git ~/tao-tmux-zsh
ln -sf ~/tao-tmux-zsh/zshrc ~/.zshrc

Reload after edits

source ~/.zshrc

Update dotfiles

cd ~/tao-tmux-zsh && git pull
source ~/.zshrc

Dependencies

Troubleshooting

See Also

• tmux — Companion tmux configuration from the same dotfiles repo