Shell & Productivity¶

Terminal setup, shell customization, and session management.

Starship Prompt¶

Minimal, fast, cross-shell prompt with git integration:

eval "$(starship init zsh)"

Create a config file:

mkdir -p ~/.config && starship preset pure-preset -o ~/.config/starship.toml

Install: brew install starship · cargo install starship · winget install Starship.Starship

Zsh Plugins¶

zsh-autosuggestions¶

Fish-like autosuggestions as you type:

brew install zsh-autosuggestions
echo "source $(brew --prefix)/share/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh" >> ~/.zshrc

zsh-syntax-highlighting¶

Real-time command validation with color:

brew install zsh-syntax-highlighting
echo "source $(brew --prefix)/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh" >> ~/.zshrc

tmux¶

Start a new named session:

tmux new -s work

Detach from a session:

Ctrl+B then D

List sessions:

tmux ls

Reattach to a session:

tmux attach -t work

Common Key Bindings¶

All prefixed with Ctrl+B:

Keys	Action
`"`	Split pane horizontally
`%`	Split pane vertically
Arrow keys	Switch between panes
`c`	Create new window
`n` / `p`	Next / previous window
`z`	Toggle pane zoom (fullscreen)
`d`	Detach session

Useful Shell Functions¶

Add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc:

`mkcd` — create and enter a directory¶

mkcd() { mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1"; }

`extract` — universal archive extractor¶

extract() {
  case "$1" in
    *.tar.bz2) tar xjf "$1" ;;
    *.tar.gz)  tar xzf "$1" ;;
    *.tar.xz)  tar xJf "$1" ;;
    *.zip)     unzip "$1" ;;
    *.gz)      gunzip "$1" ;;
    *.7z)      7z x "$1" ;;
    *)         echo "unsupported: $1" ;;
  esac
}

Dotfile Management¶

Track your config files with a bare git repo:

git init --bare $HOME/.dotfiles
alias dotfiles='git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles --work-tree=$HOME'
dotfiles config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

Add files:

dotfiles add ~/.zshrc ~/.gitconfig
dotfiles commit -m "add shell config"
dotfiles remote add origin git@github.com:user/dotfiles.git
dotfiles push -u origin main