Increasing the Shell functions with OhMyZsh and OhMyBash

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What are OhMyZsh and OhMyBash

Oh my Zsh and Oh My Bash are frameworks which add new functionalities modifiying the environment to improve the user experience.

Installing

They can be installed from the command line:

install-ohmybash.sh
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bash -c "$(wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmybash/oh-my-bash/master/tools/install.sh -O -)"
install-oh-myzsh.sh
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sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

❗ Be careful: it replaces the configuration file with a new one, creating a backup adding the date to its name. If profile does not exist, it creates a new one with the default configuration.

  • bash: configuration is on ~/.bashrc, profile is on : ~/.bash_profile.

  • zsh: configuration is on ~/.zshrc, rofile is on : ~/.zsh_profile

  • Automatic update can be update on the configuration file, changing its value to true or false:

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    DISABLE_UPDATE_PROMPT=true

  • Manual update:

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    upgrade_oh_my_bash

Uninstalling

Remove and restore the previous .bashrc configuration.

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uninstall_oh_my_bash

Themes

You can check the on the OhMyZhs wiki or OhMyBash wiki. You can change it on the .bashrc file, or even choose “random”.

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OSH_THEME="powerline-icon"

Plugins

Small programs that add new functions. Edit the .bashrc file on the plugins section:

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plugins=(
  git
  bashmarks
)

Autocomplete

Shows command options, example: write gitand press tab willñ show different available options for that command, writing the first common letters available for the option you started typing.

Aliases

An alias is a custom command which executes a longer terminal command that can be set on the configuration file.

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alias weather="curl wttr.in"

The framworks also provide some useful aliases packages:

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aliases=(
  general
)

Example: general brings typing C and pressing enter to clean the terminal.