From 9f66d5b797ab73a54d944a7bd43d920a508625ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Vit Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:01:14 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Document alternate install paths via ZSH variable Uses environment variable $ZSH to configure install location. --- README.textile | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.textile b/README.textile index 81056948..0fa9b30e 100644 --- a/README.textile +++ b/README.textile @@ -20,8 +20,18 @@ h4. via `wget` @wget --no-check-certificate https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh -O - | sh@ -h3. The manual way +h4. Optional: change the install directory +The default location is `~/.oh-my-zsh` (hidden in your home directory). + +You can change the install directory with the ZSH environment variable, either +by running `export ZSH=/your/path` before installing, or setting it before the +end of the install pipeline like this: + +@curl -L https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh | ZSH=~/.dotfiles/zsh sh@ + + +h3. The manual way 1. Clone the repository @@ -35,7 +45,6 @@ h3. The manual way @cp ~/.oh-my-zsh/templates/zshrc.zsh-template ~/.zshrc@ - 4. Set zsh as your default shell: @chsh -s /bin/zsh@ @@ -46,6 +55,8 @@ h3. Problems? You _might_ need to modify your PATH in ~/.zshrc if you're not able to find some commands after switching to _Oh My Zsh_. +If you installed manually or changed the install location, check ZSH in ~/.zshrc + h2. Usage * enable the plugins you want in your @~/.zshrc@ (take a look at @plugins/@ to see what's possible)