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            <title><![CDATA[Fast and feature-rich plugin manager for Zsh]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Introduction to a Swiss Army Knife for Zsh - Unix shell]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 class="anchor anchorWithHideOnScrollNavbar_Km8C" id="️---zi----a-swiss-army-knife-for-zsh---unix-shell">🧙‍♂️ 🪄 <a href="https://github.com/z-shell/zi" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">❮ ZI ❯</a> - A Swiss Army Knife for <a href="https://zsh.sourceforge.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zsh</a> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_shell" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unix shell</a><a class="hash-link" href="#️---zi----a-swiss-army-knife-for-zsh---unix-shell" title="Direct link to heading">​</a></h2><div class="ScreenView"><img loading="lazy" class="ImageView img_LGZT" height="1024" width="768" src="/img/zsh/zsh1.png#gh-dark-mode-only" alt="Zsh Dark"><img loading="lazy" class="ImageView img_LGZT" height="1024" width="768" src="/img/zsh/zsh2.png#gh-light-mode-only" alt="Zsh Light"></div><p>Designed to glue everything together. 🔗</p><p><a href="https://wiki.zshell.dev" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://wiki.zshell.dev</a> | <a href="https://github.com/z-shell/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a> | <a href="https://github.com/orgs/z-shell/discussions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Discussions</a> | <a href="https://digitalclouds.crowdin.com/z-shell" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Localize</a></p><h3 class="anchor anchorWithHideOnScrollNavbar_Km8C" id="️-fast-and-feature-rich">⚡️ Fast and feature-rich<a class="hash-link" href="#️-fast-and-feature-rich" title="Direct link to heading">​</a></h3><p>✴️ <a href="/search?q=meta+plugins">🌀 Meta-plugins</a> installs a group of complex plugins via a simple label, curated and optimal settings which are automatically applied.</p><p>✴️ <a href="/ecosystem/packages/synopsis">🌀 Packages</a> offloads from complex configurations and stores them as an easy swap &amp; share profiles.</p><p>✴️ <a href="/ecosystem/annexes/overview">🌀 Annexes</a> are extensions that are installed when required to provide additional functionality, and capabilities.</p><p>✴️ <a href="/docs/getting_started/overview#turbo-mode-zsh--53">🌀 Turbo</a> mode yields <strong>50–80%</strong> faster Zsh startup - one likes to wait 🙇‍‍♂️</p><blockquote><p>🥵 Currently biggest issue is that it seems to be too complex for new users and recently made some adjustments which are now starting to provide the results.</p></blockquote><h3 class="anchor anchorWithHideOnScrollNavbar_Km8C" id="️-neat-and-flexible">☑️ Neat and flexible<a class="hash-link" href="#️-neat-and-flexible" title="Direct link to heading">​</a></h3><p>✴️ <a href="/docs/guides/customization#customizing-paths">🏗️ Customize</a> the paths, use <a href="/docs/guides/customization#multiple-prompts">🥷 multiple prompts</a> in the same sessions by setting the triggers or create <a href="/docs/guides/customization#non-github-local-plugins">🚩 your own</a> plugins to simplify or improve the routine.</p><p>✴️ Supports <a href="/docs/getting_started/overview#oh-my-zsh-prezto">Oh My Zsh</a> and <a href="/docs/getting_started/overview#oh-my-zsh-prezto">Prezto</a> plugins and libraries. (<a href="/docs/getting_started/migration">♻️ migration</a>).</p><p>✴️ Does not use <strong>$FPATH</strong>, loading multiple plugins doesn't clutter <strong>$FPATH</strong> with the same number of entries, e.g: 10, 15, even, or more.</p><p>✴️ Code is immune to <strong>KSH_ARRAYS</strong> and other options, which typically cause compatibility problems.</p><p>✴️ Does not require <strong>sudo</strong>, and provides many ways &amp; workarounds to set up a clean and safe environment. e.g: setting so-called <strong>shims</strong> locally.</p><blockquote><p>If there is something that is not supported yet, I am pretty confident that if there will be reasonable demand - it will be implemented. 🔨</p></blockquote><h3 class="anchor anchorWithHideOnScrollNavbar_Km8C" id="-familiarize-and-control">📈 Familiarize and control<a class="hash-link" href="#-familiarize-and-control" title="Direct link to heading">​</a></h3><p>✴️ Quickly familiarize oneself with a new plugin and provides rich and easy-to-digest information that might be helpful on various occasions.</p><p>✴️ <a href="/docs/guides/commands#loading-and-unloading">📥 Load, 📤 unload</a> plugins when required, use the ability to <a href="/docs/guides/commands#completions-management">🧙‍ manage</a> completions.</p><p>✴️ Docker <a href="https://github.com/z-shell/playground" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">📊 playground</a> to test, view, or propose configurations.</p><p>✴️ <a href="/community/gallery/collection">💫 Gallery</a> of the user favorites.</p><blockquote><p>Is only limited to your own 🤦‍♂️ imagination… 🧙‍‍♀️ We need the support to make it better and more approachable to new users, become a 💞 friend of the DEV 💞, and more ☁️ cloud-native ☁️.</p></blockquote>]]></content:encoded>
            <author>ss-o@zshell.dev (Salvydas Lukosius)</author>
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