zi.1

.TH "" "" "November 2021" "" ""
News
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\fBTable of Contents\fR \fIgenerated with \fBDocToc\fI \fI\(lahttps://github.com/thlorenz/doctoc\(ra\fI\fR
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
\fBNews\fR \fI(News)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBZI\fR \fI(ZI)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBZI Wiki\fR \fI(ZI Wiki)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBInstallation\fR \fI(Installation)\fR
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
\fBOption 1 - Automatic Installation (Recommended)\fR \fI(Option 1 - Automatic Installation (Recommended))\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBOption 2 - Manual Installation\fR \fI(Option 2 - Manual Installation)\fR
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
\fBUsage\fR \fI(Usage)\fR
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
\fBIntroduction\fR \fI(Introduction)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBExample Usage\fR \fI(Example Usage)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBIce Modifiers\fR \fI(Ice Modifiers)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBZI Commands\fR \fI(ZI Commands)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBUpdating ZI and Plugins\fR \fI(Updating ZI and Plugins)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBUsing Oh My Zsh Themes\fR \fI(Using Oh My Zsh Themes)\fR
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
\fBCompletions\fR \fI(Completions)\fR
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
\fBCalling \fBcompinit\fR Without Turbo Mode\fR \fI(Calling compinit Without Turbo Mode)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBCalling \fBcompinit\fR With Turbo Mode\fR \fI(Calling compinit With Turbo Mode)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBIgnoring Compdefs\fR \fI(Ignoring Compdefs)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBDisabling System-Wide \fBcompinit\fR Call (Ubuntu)\fR \fI(Disabling System-Wide compinit Call (Ubuntu))\fR
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
\fBZI Module\fR \fI(ZI Module)\fR
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
\fBMotivation\fR \fI(Motivation)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBInstallation\fR \fI(Installation)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBMeasuring Time of \fBsource\fRs\fR \fI(Measuring Time of sources)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBDebugging\fR \fI(Debugging)\fR
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
\fBHints and Tips\fR \fI(Hints and Tips)\fR
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
\fBCustomizing Paths\fR \fI(Customizing Paths)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBNon-GitHub (Local) Plugins\fR \fI(Non-GitHub (Local) Plugins)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBExtending Git\fR \fI(Extending Git)\fR
.IP \(bu 4
\fBPreinstalling Plugins\fR \fI(Preinstalling Plugins)\fR
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
\fBGetting Help and Community\fR \fI(Getting Help and Community)\fR
.RE 0

.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
12-10-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
Special value for the \fBid-as''\fR ice \[en] \fBauto\fR. It sets the plugin/snippet ID automatically to the last component of its spec, e.g.:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
zi ice id-as"auto"
zi load robobenklein/zinc
.fi
.RE
.P
will load the plugin as \fBid-as'zinc'\fR.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
14-09-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
There's a Vim plugin which extends syntax highlighting of zsh scripts with coloring of the ZI commands. \fBProject homepage\fR \fI\(lahttps://github.com/zi/zi-vim-syntax\(ra\fR.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
13-09-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
New ice \fBaliases\fR which loads plugin with the aliases mechanism enabled. Use for plugins that define \fBand use\fR aliases in their scripts.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
11-09-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
New ice-mods \fBsh\fR,\fBbash\fR,\fBksh\fR,\fBcsh\fR that load plugins (and snippets) with the \fBsticky emulation\fR feature of Zsh \[en] all functions defined within the plugin will automatically switch to the desired emulation mode before executing and switch back thereafter. In other words it is now possible to load e.g. bash plugins with ZI, provided that the emulation level done by Zsh is sufficient, e.g.:
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.RS 2
.nf
zi ice bash pick"bash_it.sh" \[rs]
        atinit"BASH_IT=${ZPLGM\[lB]PLUGINS_DIR\[rB]}/Bash-it---bash-it" \[rs]
        atclone"yes n | ./install.sh"
zi load Bash-it/bash-it
.fi
.RE
.P
This script loads correctly thanks to the emulation, however it isn't functional because it uses \fBtype -t …\fR to check if a function exists.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
10-09-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
A new ice-mod \fBreset''\fR that ivokes \fBgit reset --hard\fR (or the provided command) before \fBgit pull\fR and \fBatpull''\fR ice. It can be used it to implement altering (i.e. patching) of the plugin's files inside the \fBatpull''\fR ice \[en] \fBgit\fR will report no conflicts when doing \fBpull\fR, and the changes can be then again introduced by the \fBatpull''\fR ice.
.IP \(bu 4
Three new ZI annexes (i.e. \fBextensions\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/Annexes/\(ra\fR):
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
\fBz-a-man\fR \fI\(lahttps://github.com/z-shell/z-a-man\(ra\fR
.P
Generates man pages and code-documentation man pages from plugin's README.md and source files (the code documentation is obtained from \fBZshelldoc\fR \fI\(lahttps://github.com/z-shell/zshelldoc\(ra\fR).
.IP \(bu 4
\fBz-a-test\fR \fI\(lahttps://github.com/z-shell/z-a-test\(ra\fR
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Runs tests (if detected \fBtest\fR target in a \fBMakefile\fR or any \fB*.zunit\fR files) on plugin installation and non-empty update.
.IP \(bu 4
\fBz-a-patch-dl\fR \fI\(lahttps://github.com/z-shell/z-a-patch-dl\(ra\fR
.P
Allows easy download and applying of patches, to e.g. aid building a binary program equipped in the plugin.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
A new variable is being recognized by the installation script: \fB$ZPLG_BIN_DIR_NAME\fR. It configures the directory within \fB$ZPLG_HOME\fR to which ZI should be cloned.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
09-08-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
A new ice-mod \fBwrap-track''\fR which gets \fB;\fR-separated list of functions that are to be tracked \fBonce\fR when executing. In other words you can extend the tracking beyond the moment of loading of a plugin.
.IP \(bu 4
The unloading of Zle widgets is now more smart \[en] it takes into account the chains of plugins that can overload the Zle widgets, and solves the interactions that result out of it.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
29-07-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
\fBdelete\fR now supports following options:
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
\fB--all\fR \[en] deletes all plugins and snippets (a purge, similar to \fBrm -rf
${ZPLGM\[lB]PLUGINS_DIR\[rB]} ${ZPLGM\[lB]SNIPPETS_DIR\[rB]}\fR)
.IP \(bu 4
\fB--clean\fR \[en] deletes only plugins and snippets that are \fBcurrently not loaded\fR in the current session.
.RE 0

.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
09-07-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
ZI can now have \fBits own plugins\fR, called \fBz-plugins\fR! Check out an example but fully functional z-plugin \fBz-shell/z-a-submods\fR \fI\(lahttps://github.com/z-shell/z-a-submods\(ra\fR and a document that explains on how to implement your own z-plugin (\fBhere\fR \fI\(la../../wiki/Z-PLUGINS\(ra\fR).
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
08-07-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
You can now do \fBzi ice wait ...\fR and it will work as \fBzi ice wait'0' ...\fR :) I.e. when there's no value to the \fBwait''\fR ice then a value of \fB0\fR is being substituted.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
02-07-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
\fBCooperation of Fast-Syntax-Highlighting and ZI\fR \fI\(lahttps://asciinema.org/a/254630\(ra\fR \[en] a new precise highlighting for ZI in F-Sy-H.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
01-07-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
\fBatclone''\fR, \fBatpull''\fR & \fBmake''\fR get run in the same subshell, thus an e.g. export done in \fBatclone''\fR will be visible during the \fBmake\fR.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
26-06-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
\fBnotify''\fR contents gets evaluated, i.e. can contain active code like \fB$(tail -1
/var/log/messages)\fR, etc.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
23-06-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
New ice mod \fBsubscribe''\fR/\fBon-update-of''\fR which works like the \fBwait''\fR ice-mod, i.e. defers loading of a plugin, but it \fBlooks at modification time of the given file(s)\fR, and when it changes, it then triggers loading of the plugin/snippet:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
% zi ice on-update-of'{~/files-*,/tmp/files-*}' lucid \[rs]
    atload"echo I have been loaded" \[rs]
    notify"Yes that's true :)"
% zi load z-shell/null
% touch ~/files-1
The plugin has been loaded
%
Yes that's true :)
.fi
.RE
.P
The plugin/snippet will be sourced as many times as the file gets updated.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
22-06-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
New ice mod \fBreset-prompt\fR that will issue \fBzle .reset-prompt\fR after loading the plugin or snippet, causing the prompt to be recomputed. Useful with themes & Turbo mode.
.IP \(bu 4
New ice-mod \fBnotify''\fR which will cause to display an under-prompt notification when the plugin or snippet gets loaded. E.g.:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
% zi ice wait"0" lucid notify"z-shell/null has been loaded"
% zi light z-shell/null
%
z-shell/null has been loaded
.fi
.RE
.P
In case of problems with the loading a warning message will be output:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
% zi ice notify atload'return 7'
% zi light z-shell/null
%
notify: Plugin not loaded / loaded with problem, the return code: 7
.fi
.RE
.P
Refer to \fBIce Modifiers\fR \fI(Ice Modifiers)\fR section for a complete description.
.RE 0

.IP \(bu 4
29-05-2019
.RS 4
.IP \(bu 4
Turbo mode, i.e. the \fBwait''\fR ice-mode now supports a suffix \[en] the letter \fBa\fR, \fBb\fR or \fBc\fR. The meaning is illustrated by the following example:
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.RS 2
.nf
zi ice wait"0b" as"command" pick"wd.sh" atinit"echo Firing 1" lucid
zi light mfaerevaag/wd
zi ice wait"0a" as"command" pick"wd.sh" atinit"echo Firing 2" lucid
zi light mfaerevaag/wd

# The output
Firing 2
Firing 1
.fi
.RE
.P
As it can be seen, the second plugin has been loaded first. That's because there are now three sub-slots (the \fBa\fR, \fBb\fR and \fBc\fR) in which the plugin/snippet loadings can be put into. Plugins from the same time-slot with suffix \fBa\fR will be loaded before plugins with suffix \fBb\fR, etc.
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In other words, instead of \fBwait'1'\fR you can enter \fBwait'1a'\fR, \fBwait'1b'\fR and \fBwait'1c'\fR \[en] to this way \fBimpose order\fR on the loadings \fBregardless of the order of \fBzi\fB commands\fR.
.RE 0

.RE 0

.P
To see the full history check \fBthe changelog\fR \fI\(laCHANGELOG.md\(ra\fR.
.SH "ZI"
.P
ZI is an elastic and fast Zshell plugin manager that will allow you to install everything from GitHub and other sites.
.P
ZI is currently the only plugin manager out there that has Turbo mode which yields \fB50-73% faster Zsh startup!\fR
.P
ZI gives \fBreports\fR from plugin load describing what aliases, functions, bindkeys, Zle widgets, zstyles, completions, variables, \fBPATH\fR and \fBFPATH\fR elements a plugin has set up.
.P
Supported is \fBunloading\fR of plugin and ability to list, (un)install and selectively disable, enable plugin's completions.
.P
The system does not use \fB$FPATH\fR, loading multiple plugins doesn't clutter \fB$FPATH\fR with the same number of entries (e.g. \fB10\fR). Code is immune to \fBKSH_ARRAYS\fR. Completion management functionality is provided to allow user to call \fBcompinit\fR only once in \fB.zshrc\fR.
.SH "ZI WIKI"
.P
The information in this README is complemented by the \fBZI wiki\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/\(ra\fR. The README is an introductory overview of ZI while the wiki gives a complete and in-depth information with examples. Make sure to read it to get the most out of ZI.
.SH "INSTALLATION"
.SS "Option 1 - Automatic Installation (Recommended)"
.P
The easiest way to install ZI is to execute:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/z-shell/zi/main/lib/install.sh)"
.fi
.RE
.P
This will install ZI in \fB~/.zi/bin\fR. \fB.zshrc\fR will be updated with three lines of code that will be added to the bottom. The lines will be sourcing \fBzi.zsh\fR and setting up completion for command \fBzi\fR. After installing and reloading the shell compile ZI with \fBzi self-update\fR.
.SS "Option 2 - Manual Installation"
.P
To manually install ZI clone the repo to e.g. \fB~/.zi/bin\fR:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
mkdir ~/.zi
git clone https://github.com/z-shell/zi.git ~/.zi/bin
.fi
.RE
.P
and source it from \fB.zshrc\fR (above compinit):
.P
.RS 2
.nf
source ~/.zi/bin/zi.zsh
.fi
.RE
.P
If you place the \fBsource\fR below \fBcompinit\fR, then add those two lines after the \fBsource\fR:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
autoload -Uz _zi
(( ${+_comps} )) && _comps\[lB]zi\[rB]=_zi
.fi
.RE
.P
Various paths can be customized, see section \fBCustomizing Paths\fR \fI(Customizing Paths)\fR.
.P
After installing and reloading the shell compile ZI with \fBzi self-update\fR.
.SH "USAGE"
.SS "Introduction"
.P
\fBClick here to read the introduction to ZI\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/INTRODUCTION/\(ra\fR. It explains basic usage and some of the more unique features of ZI such as the Turbo mode. If you're new to ZI we highly recommend you read it at least once.
.SS "Example Usage"
.P
After installing ZI you can start adding some actions (load some plugins) to \fB~/.zshrc\fR, at bottom. Some examples:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
# Two regular plugins loaded without tracking.
zi light zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions
zi light z-shell/F-Sy-H

# Plugin history-search-multi-word loaded with tracking.
zi load z-shell/history-search-multi-word

# Load the pure theme, with zsh-async library that's bundled with it.
zi ice pick"async.zsh" src"pure.zsh"
zi light sindresorhus/pure

# Binary release in archive, from GitHub-releases page.
# After automatic unpacking it provides program "fzf".
zi ice from"gh-r" as"program"
zi load junegunn/fzf-bin

# One other binary release, it needs renaming from `docker-compose-Linux-x86_64`.
# This is done by ice-mod `mv'{from} -> {to}'. There are multiple packages per
# single version, for OS X, Linux and Windows \[en] so ice-mod `bpick' is used to
# select Linux package \[en] in this case this is actually not needed, ZI will
# grep operating system name and architecture automatically when there's no `bpick'.
zi ice from"gh-r" as"program" mv"docker* -> docker-compose" bpick"*linux*"
zi load docker/compose

# Vim repository on GitHub \[en] a typical source code that needs compilation \[en] ZI
# can manage it for you if you like, run `./configure` and other `make`, etc. stuff.
# Ice-mod `pick` selects a binary program to add to $PATH. You could also install the
# package under the path $ZPFX, see: http://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/Compiling-programs
zi ice as"program" atclone"rm -f src/auto/config.cache; ./configure" \[rs]
    atpull"%atclone" make pick"src/vim"
zi light vim/vim

# Scripts that are built at install (there's single default make target, "install",
# and it constructs scripts by `cat'ing a few files). The make'' ice could also be:
# `make"install PREFIX=$ZPFX"`, if "install" wouldn't be the only, default target.
zi ice as"program" pick"$ZPFX/bin/git-*" make"PREFIX=$ZPFX"
zi light tj/git-extras

# Handle completions without loading any plugin, see "clist" command.
# This one is to be ran just once, in interactive session.
zi creinstall %HOME/my_completions
.fi
.RE
.P
.RS 2
.nf
# For GNU ls (the binaries can be gls, gdircolors, e.g. on OS X when installing the
# coreutils package from Homebrew; you can also use https://github.com/eza-community/eza)
zi ice atclone"dircolors -b LS_COLORS > c.zsh" atpull'%atclone' pick"c.zsh" nocompile'!'
zi light trapd00r/LS_COLORS
.fi
.RE
.P
\fBYou can see an extended explanation of LS_COLORS in the wiki.\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/LS_COLORS-explanation/\(ra\fR
.P
.RS 2
.nf
# make'!...' -> run make before atclone & atpull
zi ice as"program" make'!' atclone'./direnv hook zsh > zhook.zsh' atpull'%atclone' src"zhook.zsh"
zi light direnv/direnv
.fi
.RE
.P
\fBYou can see an extended explanation of direnv in the wiki.\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/Direnv-explanation/\(ra\fR
.P
If you're interested in more examples then check out the \fBzi-configs repository\fR \fI\(lahttps://github.com/z-shell/zi-configs\(ra\fR where users have uploaded their \fB~/.zshrc\fR and ZI configurations. Feel free to \fBsubmit\fR \fI\(lahttps://github.com/z-shell/zi-configs/issues/new?template=request-to-add-zshrc-to-the-zi-configs-repo.md\(ra\fR your \fB~/.zshrc\fR there if it contains ZI commands.
.P
You can also check out the \fBGallery of ZI Invocations\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/GALLERY/\(ra\fR for some additional examples.
.SS "Ice Modifiers"
.P
Following \fBice\fR modifiers are to be passed to \fBzi ice ...\fR to obtain described effects. The word \fBice\fR means something that's added (like ice to a drink) \[en] and in ZI it means adding modifier to a next \fBzi\fR command, and also something that's temporary because it melts \[en] and this means that the modification will last only for a \fBsingle\fR next \fBzi\fR command.
.P
Some Ice-modifiers are highlighted and clicking on them will take you to the appropriate wiki page for an extended explanation.
.P
You may safely assume a given ice works with both plugins and snippets unless explicitly stated otherwise.
.SS "Cloning Options"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Modifier@Description
\fBproto\fR@ Change protocol to \fBgit\fR,\fBftp\fR,\fBftps\fR,\fBssh\fR, \fBrsync\fR, etc. Default is \fBhttps\fR. \fBDoes not work with snippets.\fR
\fBfrom\fR@ Clone plugin from given site. Supported are \fBfrom"github"\fR (default), \fB..."github-rel"\fR, \fB..."gitlab"\fR, \fB..."bitbucket"\fR, \fB..."notabug"\fR (short names: \fBgh\fR, \fBgh-r\fR, \fBgl\fR, \fBbb\fR, \fBnb\fR). Can also be a full domain name (e.g. for GitHub enterprise). \fBDoes not work with snippets.\fR
\fBver\fR@ Used with \fBfrom"gh-r"\fR (i.e. downloading a binary release, e.g. for use with \fBas"program"\fR) \[en] selects which version to download. Default is latest, can also be explicitly \fBver"latest"\fR. Works also with regular plugins, checkouts e.g. \fBver"abranch"\fR, i.e. a specific version. \fBDoes not work with snippets.\fR
\fBbpick\fR@ Used to select which release from GitHub Releases to download, e.g. \fBzi ice from"gh-r" as"program" bpick"*Darwin*"; zi load docker/compose\fR. \fBDoes not work with snippets.\fR
\fBdepth\fR@ Pass \fB--depth\fR to \fBgit\fR, i.e. limit how much of history to download. \fBDoes not work with snippets.\fR
\fBcloneopts\fR@ Pass the contents of \fBcloneopts\fR to \fBgit clone\fR. Defaults to \fB--recursive\fR i.e. Change cloning options. \fBDoes not work with snippets.\fR
\fBsvn\fR@ Use Subversion for downloading snippet. GitHub supports \fBSVN\fR protocol, this allows to clone subdirectories as snippets, e.g. \fBzi ice svn; zi snippet OMZ::plugins/git\fR. Other ice \fBpick\fR can be used to select file to source (default are: \fB*.plugin.zsh\fR, \fBinit.zsh\fR, \fB*.zsh-theme\fR). \fBDoes not work with plugins.\fR
.TE
.SS "Selection of Files (To Source, …)"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Modifier@Description
\fB\fB\fBpick\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/Sourcing-multiple-files/\(ra\fR@ Select the file to source, or the file to set as command (when using \fBsnippet --command\fR or the ice \fBas"program"\fR); it is a pattern, alphabetically first matched file is being chosen; e.g. \fBzi ice pick"*.plugin.zsh"; zi load …\fR.
\fB\fB\fBsrc\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/Sourcing-multiple-files\(ra\fR@ Specify additional file to source after sourcing main file or after setting up command (via \fBas"program"\fR). It is not a pattern but a plain file name.
\fB\fB\fBmultisrc\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/Sourcing-multiple-files\(ra\fR@ Allows to specify multiple files for sourcing, enumerated with spaces as the separators (e.g. \fBmultisrc'misc.zsh grep.zsh'\fR) and also using brace-expansion syntax (e.g. \fBmultisrc'{misc,grep}.zsh'\fR). Supports patterns.
.TE
.SS "Conditional Loading"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Modifier@Description
\fB\fB\fBwait\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/Example-wait-conditions\(ra\fR@ Postpone loading a plugin or snippet. For \fBwait'1'\fR, loading is done \fB1\fR second after prompt. For \fBwait'\[lB]\[lB] ... \[rB]\[rB]'\fR, \fBwait'(( ... ))'\fR, loading is done when given condition is meet. For \fBwait'!...'\fR, prompt is reset after load. Zsh can start 73% faster thanks to postponed loading. \fBFact:\fR when \fBwait\fR is used without value, it works as \fBwait'0'\fR.
\fB\fB\fBload\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/Multiple-prompts\(ra\fR@ A condition to check which should cause plugin to load. It will load once, the condition can be still true, but will not trigger second load (unless plugin is unloaded earlier, see \fBunload\fR below). E.g.: \fBload'\[lB]\[lB] $PWD = */github* \[rB]\[rB]'\fR.
\fB\fB\fBunload\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/Multiple-prompts\(ra\fR@ A condition to check causing plugin to unload. It will unload once, then only if loaded again. E.g.: \fBunload'\[lB]\[lB] $PWD != */github* \[rB]\[rB]'\fR.
\fBcloneonly\fR@ Don't load the plugin / snippet, only download it
\fBif\fR@ Load plugin or snippet only when given condition is fulfilled, for example: \fBzi ice if'\[lB]\[lB] -n "$commands\[lB]otool\[rB]" \[rB]\[rB]'; zi load ...\fR.
\fBhas\fR@ Load plugin or snippet only when given command is available (in $PATH), e.g. \fBzi ice has'git' ...\fR
\fBsubscribe\fR / \fBon-update-of\fR@ Postpone loading of a plugin or snippet until the given file(s) get updated, e.g. \fBsubscribe'{~/files-*,/tmp/files-*}'\fR
.TE
.SS "Plugin Output"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Modifier@Description
\fBsilent\fR@ Mute plugin's or snippet's \fBstderr\fR & \fBstdout\fR. Also skip \fBLoaded ...\fR message under prompt for \fBwait\fR, etc. loaded plugins, and completion-installation messages.
\fBlucid\fR@ Skip \fBLoaded ...\fR message under prompt for \fBwait\fR, etc. loaded plugins (a subset of \fBsilent\fR).
\fBnotify\fR@ Output given message under-prompt after successfully loading a plugin/snippet. In case of problems with the loading, output a warning message and the return code. If starts with \fB!\fR it will then always output the given message. Hint: if the message is empty, then it will just notify about problems.
.TE
.SS "Completions"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Modifier@Description
\fBblockf\fR@ Disallow plugin to modify \fBfpath\fR. Useful when a plugin wants to provide completions in traditional way. ZI can manage completions and plugin can be blocked from exposing them.
\fBnocompletions\fR@ Don't detect, install and manage completions for this plugin. Completions can be installed later with \fBzi creinstall {plugin-spec}\fR.
.TE
.SS "Command Execution After Cloning, Updating or Loading"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Modifier@Description
\fBmv\fR@ Move file after cloning or after update (then, only if new commits were downloaded). Example: \fBmv "fzf-* -> fzf"\fR. It uses \fB->\fR as separator for old and new file names. Works also with snippets.
\fBcp\fR@ Copy file after cloning or after update (then, only if new commits were downloaded). Example: \fBcp "docker-c* -> dcompose"\fR. Ran after \fBmv\fR.
\fB\fB\fBatclone\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/atload-and-other-at-ices\(ra\fR@ Run command after cloning, within plugin's directory, e.g. \fBzi ice atclone"echo Cloned"\fR. Ran also after downloading snippet.
\fB\fB\fBatpull\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/atload-and-other-at-ices\(ra\fR@ Run command after updating (\fBonly if new commits are waiting for download\fR), within plugin's directory. If starts with "!" then command will be ran before \fBmv\fR & \fBcp\fR ices and before \fBgit pull\fR or \fBsvn update\fR. Otherwise it is ran after them. Can be \fBatpull'%atclone'\fR, to repeat \fBatclone\fR Ice-mod.
\fB\fB\fBatinit\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/atload-and-other-at-ices\(ra\fR@ Run command after directory setup (cloning, checking it, etc.) of plugin/snippet but before loading.
\fB\fB\fBatload\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/atload-and-other-at-ices\(ra\fR@ Run command after loading, within plugin's directory. Can be also used with snippets. Passed code can be preceded with \fB!\fR, it will then be tracked (if using \fBload\fR, not \fBlight\fR).
\fBrun-atpull\fR@ Always run the atpull hook (when updating), not only when there are new commits to be downloaded.
\fBnocd\fR@ Don't switch the current directory into the plugin's directory when evaluating the above ice-mods \fBatinit''\fR,\fBatload''\fR, etc.
\fB\fB\fBmake\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/Installing-with-make\(ra\fR@ Run \fBmake\fR command after cloning/updating and executing \fBmv\fR, \fBcp\fR, \fBatpull\fR, \fBatclone\fR Ice mods. Can obtain argument, e.g. \fBmake"install PREFIX=/opt"\fR. If the value starts with \fB!\fR then \fBmake\fR is ran before \fBatclone\fR/\fBatpull\fR, e.g. \fBmake'!'\fR.
.TE
.SS "Sticky-Emulation Of Other Shells"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Modifier@Description
\fBsh\fR, \fB!sh\fR@Source the plugin's (or snippet's) script with \fBsh\fR emulation so that also all functions declared within the file will get a \fIsticky\fR emulation assigned \[en] when invoked they'll execute also with the \fBsh\fR emulation set-up. The \fB!sh\fR version switches additional options that are rather not important from the portability perspective.
\fBbash\fR, \fB!bash\fR@The same as \fBsh\fR, but with the \fBSH_GLOB\fR option disabled, so that Bash regular expressions work.
\fBksh\fR, \fB!ksh\fR@The same as \fBsh\fR, but emulating \fBksh\fR shell.
\fBcsh\fR, \fB!csh\fR@The same as \fBsh\fR, but emulating \fBcsh\fR shell.
.TE
.SS "Others"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Modifier@Description
\fBas\fR@ Can be \fBas"program"\fR (also the alias: \fBas"command"\fR), and will cause to add script/program to \fB$PATH\fR instead of sourcing (see \fBpick\fR). Can also be \fBas"completion"\fR \[en] use with plugins or snippets in whose only underscore-starting \fB_*\fR files you are interested in.
\fB\fB\fBid-as\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/id-as/\(ra\fR@ Nickname a plugin or snippet, to e.g. create a short handler for long-url snippet.
\fBcompile\fR@ Pattern (+ possible \fB{...}\fR expansion, like \fB{a/*,b*}\fR) to select additional files to compile, e.g. \fBcompile"(pure\[rs]|async).zsh"\fR for \fBsindresorhus/pure\fR.\[rs]
\fBnocompile\fR@ Don't try to compile \fBpick\fR-pointed files. If passed the exclamation mark (i.e. \fBnocompile'!'\fR), then do compile, but after \fBmake''\fR and \fBatclone''\fR (useful if Makefile installs some scripts, to point \fBpick''\fR at the location of their installation).
\fBservice\fR@ Make following plugin or snippet a \fIservice\fR, which will be ran in background, and only in single Zshell instance. See \fBzservices-organization\fR \fI\(lahttps://github.com/zservices\(ra\fR page.
\fBreset-prompt\fR@ Reset the prompt after loading the plugin/snippet (by issuing \fBzle .reset-prompt\fR). Note: normally it's sufficient to precede the value of \fBwait''\fR ice with \fB!\fR.
\fBbindmap\fR@ To hold \fB;\fR-separated strings like \fBKey(s)A -> Key(s)B\fR, e.g. \fB^R -> ^T; ^A -> ^B\fR. In general, \fBbindmap''\fRchanges bindings (done with the \fBbindkey\fR builtin) the plugin does. The example would cause the plugin to map Ctrl-T instead of Ctrl-R, and Ctrl-B instead of Ctrl-A. \fBDoes not work with snippets.\fR
\fBtrackbinds\fR@ Shadow but only \fBbindkey\fR calls even with \fBzi light ...\fR, i.e. even with tracking disabled (fast loading), to allow \fBbindmap\fR to remap the key-binds. The same effect has \fBzi light -b ...\fR, i.e. additional \fB-b\fR option to the \fBlight\fR-subcommand. \fBDoes not work with snippets.\fR
\fB\fB\fBwrap-track\fB\fR\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/wrap-track\(ra\fR@ Takes a \fB;\fR-separated list of function names that are to be tracked (meaning gathering report and unload data) \fBonce\fR during execution. It works by wrapping the functions with a tracking-enabling and disabling snippet of code. In summary, \fBwrap-track\fR allows to extend the tracking beyond the moment of loading of a plugin. Example use is to \fBwrap-track\fR a precmd function of a prompt (like \fB_p9k_precmd()\fR of powerlevel10k) or other plugin that \fIpostpones its initialization till the first prompt\fR (like e.g.: zsh-autosuggestions). \fBDoes not work with snippets.\fR
\fBaliases\fR@Load the plugin with the aliases mechanism enabled. Use with plugins that define \fBand use\fR aliases in their scripts.
.TE
.SS "Order of Execution"
.P
Order of execution of related Ice-mods: \fBatinit\fR -> \fBatpull!\fR -> \fBmake'!!'\fR -> \fBmv\fR -> \fBcp\fR -> \fBmake!\fR -> \fBatclone\fR/\fBatpull\fR -> \fBmake\fR -> \fB(plugin script loading)\fR -> \fBsrc\fR -> \fBmultisrc\fR -> \fBatload\fR.
.SS "ZI Commands"
.P
Following commands are passed to \fBzi ...\fR to obtain described effects.
.SS "Help"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Command@Description
\fB-h, --help, help\fR@ Usage information.
\fBman\fR@ Manual.
.TE
.SS "Loading and Unloading"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Command@Description
\fBload {plg-spec}\fR@ Load plugin, can also receive absolute local path.
\fBlight \[lB]-b\[rB] {plg-spec}\fR@ Light plugin load, without reporting/tracking. \fB-b\fR \[en] track \fBbindkey\fR-calls only.
\fBunload \[lB]-q\[rB] {plg-spec}\fR@ Unload plugin loaded with \fBzi load ...\fR. \fB-q\fR \[en] quiet.
\fBsnippet \[lB]-f\[rB] {url}\fR@ Source local or remote file (by direct URL). \fB-f\fR \[en] don't use cache (force redownload).
.TE
.SS "Completions"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Command@Description
 clist \fB\fIcolumns\fR\fR, completions \fB\fIcolumns\fR\fR @ List completions in use, with \fIcolumns\fR completions per line. \fBzi clist 5\fR will for example print 5 completions per line. Default is 3.
\fBcdisable {cname}\fR@ Disable completion \fBcname\fR.
\fBcenable {cname}\fR@ Enable completion \fBcname\fR.
\fBcreinstall \[lB]-q\[rB] {plg-spec}\fR@ Install completions for plugin, can also receive absolute local path. \fB-q\fR \[en] quiet.
\fBcuninstall {plg-spec}\fR@ Uninstall completions for plugin.
\fBcsearch\fR@ Search for available completions from any plugin.
\fBcompinit\fR@ Refresh installed completions.
\fBcclear\fR@ Clear stray and improper completions.
\fBcdlist\fR@ Show compdef replay list.
\fBcdreplay \[lB]-q\[rB]\fR@ Replay compdefs (to be done after compinit). \fB-q\fR \[en] quiet.
\fBcdclear \[lB]-q\[rB]\fR@ Clear compdef replay list. \fB-q\fR \[en] quiet.
.TE
.SS "Tracking of the Active Session"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Command@Description
\fBdtrace, dstart\fR@ Start tracking what's going on in session.
\fBdstop\fR@ Stop tracking what's going on in session.
\fBdunload\fR@ Revert changes recorded between dstart and dstop.
\fBdreport\fR@ Report what was going on in session.
\fBdclear\fR@ Clear report of what was going on in session.
.TE
.SS "Reports and Statistics"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Command@Description
\fBtimes \[lB]-s\[rB]\fR@ Statistics on plugin load times, sorted in order of loading. \fB-s\fR \[en] use seconds instead of milliseconds.
\fBzstatus\fR@ Overall ZI status.
\fBreport {plg-spec}\[rs]|--all\fR@ Show plugin report. \fB--all\fR \[en] do it for all plugins.
\fBloaded \[lB]keyword\[rB], list \[lB]keyword\[rB]\fR@ Show what plugins are loaded (filter with 'keyword').
\fBls\fR@ List snippets in formatted and colorized manner. Requires \fBtree\fR program.
\fBstatus {plg-spec}\[rs]|URL\[rs]|--all\fR@ Git status for plugin or svn status for snippet. \fB--all\fR \[en] do it for all plugins and snippets.
\fBrecently \[lB]time-spec\[rB]\fR@ Show plugins that changed recently, argument is e.g. 1 month 2 days.
\fBbindkeys\fR@ Lists bindkeys set up by each plugin.
.TE
.SS "Compiling"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Command@Description
\fBcompile {plg-spec}\[rs]|--all\fR@ Compile plugin. \fB--all\fR \[en] compile all plugins.
\fBuncompile {plg-spec}\[rs]|--all\fR@ Remove compiled version of plugin. \fB--all\fR \[en] do it for all plugins.
\fBcompiled\fR@ List plugins that are compiled.
.TE
.SS "Other"
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
c l .
Command@Description
\fBself-update\fR@ Updates and compiles ZI.
\fBupdate \[lB]-q\[rB] \[lB]-r\[rB] {plg-spec}\[rs]|URL\[rs]|--all\fR@ Git update plugin or snippet. \fB--all\fR \[en] update all plugins and snippets. \fB-q\fR \[en] quiet. \fB-r\fR | \fB--reset\fR \[en] run \fBgit reset --hard\fR / \fBsvn revert\fR before pulling changes.
\fBice <ice specification>\fR@ Add ice to next command, argument is e.g. from"gitlab".
\fBdelete {plg-spec}\[rs]|URL\[rs]|--clean\[rs]|--all\fR@ Remove plugin or snippet from disk (good to forget wrongly passed ice-mods).  \fB--all\fR \[en] purge. \fB--clean\fR \[en] delete plugins and snippets that are not loaded.
\fBcd {plg-spec}\fR@ Cd into plugin's directory. Also support snippets if fed with URL.
\fBedit {plg-spec}\fR@ Edit plugin's file with $EDITOR.
\fBglance {plg-spec}\fR@ Look at plugin's source (pygmentize, {,source-}highlight).
\fBstress {plg-spec}\fR@ Test plugin for compatibility with set of options.
\fBchanges {plg-spec}\fR@ View plugin's git log.
\fBcreate {plg-spec}\fR@ Create plugin (also together with GitHub repository).
\fBsrv {service-id} \[lB]cmd\[rB]\fR@ Control a service, command can be: stop,start,restart,next,quit; \fBnext\fR moves the service to another Zshell.
\fBrecall {plg-spec}\[rs]|URL\fR@ Fetch saved ice modifiers and construct \fBzi ice ...\fR command.
\fBenv-whitelist \[lB]-v\[rB] \[lB]-h\[rB] {env..}\fR@ Allows to specify names (also patterns) of variables left unchanged during an unload. \fB-v\fR \[en] verbose.
\fBmodule\fR@ Manage binary Zsh module shipped with ZI, see \fBzi module help\fR.
.TE
.SS "Updating ZI and Plugins"
.P
To update ZI issue \fBzi self-update\fR in the command line.
.P
To update all plugins and snippets, issue \fBzi update\fR. If you wish to update only a single plugin/snippet instead issue \fBzi update NAME_OF_PLUGIN\fR. A list of commits will be shown:
.P
Some plugins require performing an action each time they're updated. One way you can do this is by using the \fBatpull\fR ice modifier. For example, writing \fBzi ice atpull'./configure'\fR before loading a plugin will execute \fB./configure\fR after a successful update. Refer to \fBIce Modifiers\fR \fI(Ice Modifiers)\fR for more information.
.P
The ice modifiers for any plugin or snippet are stored in their directory in a \fB._zi\fR subdirectory, hence the plugin doesn't have to be loaded to be correctly updated. There's one other file created there, \fB.zi_lstupd\fR \[en] it holds the log of the new commits pulled-in in the last update.
.SS "Using Oh My Zsh Themes"
.P
To use \fBthemes\fR created for Oh My Zsh you might want to first source the \fBgit\fR library there:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
zi snippet http://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/raw/master/lib/git.zsh
# Or using OMZ:: shorthand:
zi snippet OMZ::lib/git.zsh
.fi
.RE
.P
If the library will not be loaded, then similar to following errors will be appearing:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
........:1: command not found: git_prompt_status
........:1: command not found: git_prompt_short_sha
.fi
.RE
.P
Then you can use the themes as snippets (\fBzi snippet {file path or GitHub URL}\fR). Some themes require not only Oh My Zsh's Git \fBlibrary\fR, but also Git \fBplugin\fR (error about \fBcurrent_branch\fR function can be appearing). Load this Git-plugin as single-file snippet directly from OMZ:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
zi snippet OMZ::plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
.fi
.RE
.P
Such lines should be added to \fB.zshrc\fR. Snippets are cached locally, use \fB-f\fR option to download a fresh version of a snippet, or \fBzi update {URL}\fR. Can also use \fBzi update --all\fR to update all snippets (and plugins).
.P
Most themes require \fBpromptsubst\fR option (\fBsetopt promptsubst\fR in \fBzshrc\fR), if it isn't set, then prompt will appear as something like: \fB... $(build_prompt) ...\fR.
.P
You might want to suppress completions provided by the git plugin by issuing \fBzi cdclear -q\fR (\fB-q\fR is for quiet) \[en] see below \fBIgnoring Compdefs\fR.
.P
To summarize:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
# Load OMZ Git library
zi snippet OMZ::lib/git.zsh

# Load Git plugin from OMZ
zi snippet OMZ::plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
zi cdclear -q # <- forget completions provided up to this moment

setopt promptsubst

# Load theme from OMZ
zi snippet OMZ::themes/dstufft.zsh-theme

# Load normal GitHub plugin with theme depending on OMZ Git library
zi light NicoSantangelo/Alpharized
.fi
.RE
.P
See also the Wiki page: \fBExample Oh My Zsh Setup\fR \fI\(lahttp://z-shell.github.io/zi/wiki/Example-Oh-My-Zsh-setup/\(ra\fR.
.SH "COMPLETIONS"
.SS "Calling \fBcompinit\fR Without Turbo Mode"
.P
With no Turbo mode in use, compinit can be called normally, i.e.: as \fBautoload compinit;
compinit\fR. This should be done after loading of all plugins and before possibly calling \fBzi cdreplay\fR. Also, plugins aren't allowed to simply run \fBcompdefs\fR. You can decide whether to run \fBcompdefs\fR by issuing \fBzi cdreplay\fR (reads: \fBcompdef\fR-replay). To summarize:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
source ~/.zi/bin/zi.zsh

zi load "some/plugin"
...
compdef _gnu_generic fd  # this will be intercepted by ZI, because as the compinit
                         # isn't yet loaded, thus there's no such function `compdef'; yet
                         # ZI provides its own `compdef' function which saves the
                         # completion-definition for later possible re-run with `zi
                         # cdreplay` or `zpcdreplay` (the second one can be used in hooks
                         # like atload'', atinit'', etc.)
...
zi load "other/plugin"

autoload -Uz compinit
compinit

zi cdreplay -q # -q is for quiet; actually run all the `compdef's saved before
                    #`compinit` call (`compinit' declares the `compdef' function, so
                    # it cannot be used until `compinit` is ran; ZI solves this
                    # via intercepting the `compdef'-calls and storing them for later
                    # use with `zi cdreplay')
.fi
.RE
.P
This allows to call compinit once. Performance gains are huge, example shell startup time with double \fBcompinit\fR: \fB0.980\fR sec, with \fBcdreplay\fR and single \fBcompinit\fR: \fB0.156\fR sec.
.SS "Calling \fBcompinit\fR With Turbo Mode"
.P
If you load completions using \fBwait''\fR Turbo mode then you can add \fBatinit'zpcompinit'\fR to syntax-highlighting plugin (which should be the last one loaded, as their (2 projects, \fBz-sy-h\fR \fI\(lahttps://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting\(ra\fR & \fBf-sy-h\fR \fI\(lahttps://github.com/z-shell/fast-syntax-highlighting\(ra\fR) documentation state), or \fBatload'zpcompinit'\fR to last completion-related plugin. \fBzpcompinit\fR is a function that just runs \fBautoload
compinit; compinit\fR, created for convenience. There's also \fBzpcdreplay\fR which will replay any caught compdefs so you can also do: \fBatinit'zpcompinit;
zpcdreplay'\fR, etc. Basically, the whole topic is the same as normal \fBcompinit\fR call, but it is done in \fBatinit\fR or \fBatload\fR hook of the last related plugin with use of the helper functions (\fBzpcompinit\fR,\fBzpcdreplay\fR & \fBzpcdclear\fR \[en] see below for explanation of the last one).
.SS "Ignoring Compdefs"
.P
If you want to ignore compdefs provided by some plugins or snippets, place their load commands before commands loading other plugins or snippets, and issue \fBzi cdclear\fR (or \fBzpcdclear\fR, designed to be used in hooks like \fBatload''\fR):
.P
.RS 2
.nf
source ~/.zi/bin/zi.zsh
zi snippet OMZ::plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
zi cdclear -q # <- forget completions provided by Git plugin

zi load "some/plugin"
...
zi load "other/plugin"

autoload -Uz compinit
compinit
zi cdreplay -q # <- execute compdefs provided by rest of plugins
zi cdlist # look at gathered compdefs
.fi
.RE
.SS "Disabling System-Wide \fBcompinit\fR Call (Ubuntu)"
.P
On Ubuntu users might get surprised that e.g. their completions work while they didn't call \fBcompinit\fR in their \fB.zshrc\fR. That's because the function is being called in \fB/etc/zshrc\fR. To disable this call \[en] what is needed to avoid the slowdown and if user loads any completion-equipped plugins, i.e. almost on 100% \[en] add the following lines to \fB~/.zshenv\fR:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
# Skip the not really helping Ubuntu global compinit
skip_global_compinit=1
.fi
.RE
.SH "ZI MODULE"
.SS "Motivation"
.P
The module is a binary Zsh module (think about \fBzmodload\fR Zsh command, it's that topic) which transparently and automatically \fBcompiles sourced scripts\fR. Many plugin managers do not offer compilation of plugins, the module is a solution to this. Even if a plugin manager does compile plugin's main script (like ZI does), the script can source smaller helper scripts or dependency libraries (for example, the prompt \fBgeometry-zsh/geometry\fR does that) and there are very few solutions to that, which are demanding (e.g. specifying all helper files in plugin load command and tracking updates to the plugin \[en] in ZI case: by using \fBcompile\fR ice-mod).
.P
 \fBimage\fR \fI\(lahttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/z-shell/zi/images/mod-auto-compile.png\(ra\fR
.SS "Installation"
.SS "Without ZI"
.P
To install just the binary ZI module \fBstandalone\fR (ZI is not needed, the module can be used with any other plugin manager), execute:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/z-shell/zi/main/lib/mod-install.sh)"
.fi
.RE
.P
This script will display what to add to \fB~/.zshrc\fR (2 lines) and show usage instructions.
.SS "With ZI"
.P
ZI users can build the module by issuing following command instead of running above \fBmod-install.sh\fR script (the script is for e.g. \fBzgen\fR users or users of any other plugin manager):
.P
.RS 2
.nf
zi module build
.fi
.RE
.P
This command will compile the module and display instructions on what to add to \fB~/.zshrc\fR.
.SS "Measuring Time of \fBsource\fRs"
.P
Besides the compilation-feature, the module also measures \fBduration\fR of each script sourcing. Issue \fBzpmod
source-study\fR after loading the module at top of \fB~/.zshrc\fR to see a list of all sourced files with the time the sourcing took in milliseconds on the left. This feature allows to profile the shell startup. Also, no script can pass-through that check and you will obtain a complete list of all loaded scripts, like if Zshell itself was tracking this. The list can be surprising.
.SS "Debugging"
.P
To enable debug messages from the module set:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
typeset -g ZPLG_MOD_DEBUG=1
.fi
.RE
.SH "HINTS AND TIPS"
.SS "Customizing Paths"
.P
Following variables can be set to custom values, before sourcing ZI. The previous global variables like \fB$ZPLG_HOME\fR have been removed to not pollute the namespace \[en] there's single \fB$ZPLGM\fR ("\fIZI MAP\fR") hash instead of \fB8\fR string variables. Please update your dotfiles.
.P
.RS 2
.nf
declare -A ZPLGM  # initial ZI's hash definition, if configuring before loading ZI, and then:
.fi
.RE
.TS
tab(@);
cb cb
l l .
Hash Field@Description
ZPLGM\fBBIN_DIR\fR@ Where ZI code resides, e.g.: "~/.zi/bin"
ZPLGM\fBHOME_DIR\fR@ Where ZI should create all working directories, e.g.: "~/.zi"
ZPLGM\fBPLUGINS_DIR\fR@Override single working directory \[en] for plugins, e.g. "/opt/zsh/zi/plugins"
ZPLGM\fBCOMPLETIONS_DIR\fR@As above, but for completion files, e.g. "/opt/zsh/zi/root_completions"
ZPLGM\fBSNIPPETS_DIR\fR@ As above, but for snippets
ZPLGM\fBZCOMPDUMP_PATH\fR@Path to \fB.zcompdump\fR file, with the file included (i.e. its name can be different)
ZPLGM\fBCOMPINIT_OPTS\fR@Options for \fBcompinit\fR call (i.e. done by \fBzpcompinit\fR), use to pass -C to speed up loading
ZPLGM\fBMUTE_WARNINGS\fR@If set to \fB1\fR, then mutes some of the ZI warnings, specifically the \fBplugin already registered\fR warning
.TE
.P
There is also \fB$ZPFX\fR, set by default to \fB~/.zi/polaris\fR \[en] a directory where software with \fBMakefile\fR, etc. can be pointed to, by e.g. \fBatclone'./configure --prefix=$ZPFX'\fR.
.SS "Non-GitHub (Local) Plugins"
.P
Use \fBcreate\fR subcommand with user name \fB_local\fR (the default) to create plugin's skeleton in \fB$ZPLGM\[lB]PLUGINS_DIR\[rB]\fR. It will be not connected with GitHub repository (because of user name being \fB_local\fR). To enter the plugin's directory use \fBcd\fR command with just plugin's name (without \fB_local\fR, it's optional).
.P
If user name will not be \fB_local\fR, then ZI will create repository also on GitHub and setup correct repository origin.
.SS "Extending Git"
.P
There are several projects that provide git extensions. Installing them with ZI has many benefits:
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
all files are under \fB$HOME\fR \[en] no administrator rights needed,
.IP \(bu 4
declarative setup (like Chef or Puppet) \[en] copying \fB.zshrc\fR to different account brings also git-related setup,
.IP \(bu 4
easy update by e.g. \fBzi update --all\fR.
.RE 0

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Below is a configuration that adds multiple git extensions, loaded in Turbo mode, two seconds after prompt:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
zi ice wait"2" lucid as"program" pick"bin/git-dsf"
zi light z-shell/zsh-diff-so-fancy

zi ice wait"2" lucid as"program" pick"$ZPFX/bin/git-now" make"prefix=$ZPFX install"
zi light iwata/git-now

zi ice wait"2" lucid as"program" pick"$ZPFX/bin/git-alias" make"PREFIX=$ZPFX" nocompile
zi light tj/git-extras

zi ice wait"2" lucid as"program" atclone'perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=$ZPFX' atpull'%atclone' \[rs]
            make'install' pick"$ZPFX/bin/git-cal"
zi light k4rthik/git-cal
.fi
.RE
.P
Target directory for installed files is \fB$ZPFX\fR (\fB~/.zi/polaris\fR by default).
.SS "Preinstalling Plugins"
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If you create a Docker image that uses ZI, or want to install Turbo-loaded plugins before the shell starts interactively, you can invoke the zi-scheduler function in such a way, that it:
.RS 0
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installs plugins without waiting for the prompt (i.e. it's script friendly),
.IP \(bu 4
installs \fBall\fR plugins instantly, without respecting the \fBwait''\fR argument.
.RE 0

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To accomplish this, use \fBburst\fR argument and call \fB-zi-scheduler\fR function. Example \fBDockerfile\fR entry:
.P
.RS 2
.nf
RUN zsh -i -c -- '-zi-scheduler burst || true'
.fi
.RE
.P
An example \fBDockerfile\fR can be found \fB\fBhere\fR\fR \fI\(lahttps://github.com/robobenklein/configs/blob/master/Dockerfile\(ra\fR.
.SH "GETTING HELP AND COMMUNITY"
.P
Whant to learn more?
.RS 0
.IP \(bu 4
See Z-Shell News Blog: \fBhttps://z-shell.github.io\fR
.RE 0

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