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ZIM - Zsh IMproved

What is Zim?

Zim is a Zsh configuration fromework with blazing speed and modular extensions.

Zim is very easy to customize and add your own functionality. But worry not! You don't have to if that's not your cup of tea!

Zim comes with a rich set of default modules and features without comprimising on speed or functionality!

What does Zim offer?

If you're here, it means you want to see the cool shit Zim can do. Check out the available modules!

Below is a brief showcase of Zim's features.

Themes

Eriner Theme

Fish-shell History Navigation

history-substring-search

Syntax Highlighting

syntax-highlighting

Speed

For a speed comparison between zim and prezto, see this gist

And much more!

Zim has many modules! Enable as many or as few as you'd like.

Installation

Installing Zim is easy. If you have a different shell framework installed (like oh-my-zsh or prezto), uninstall those first to prevent conflicts.

  1. In Zsh, clone the repository:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/Eriner/zim.git ${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zim
  1. Copy the template configuration files (or append to existing configs):
setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
for template_file ( ${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zim/templates/* ); do
  cat ${template_file} | tee -a ${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.$(basename ${template_file}) > /dev/null
done
  1. Set Zsh as the default shell:
chsh -s $(which zsh)
  1. Open a new terminal and admire your work!