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Added additional way to get Cygwin to run zsh by default.

Nelson Gill 2017-06-20 16:42:53 -07:00
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Installing-ZSH.md

@ -103,6 +103,19 @@ Install the zsh package using the installer. Unfortunately Cygwin doesn't have a
The easiest way to change the default shell is to set your SHELL user environment variable. Search for "Edit Environment variables for your account" to bring up the environment variables window, create a new variable named "SHELL" and give it the value "/usr/bin/zsh/".
*Alternatively:*
Open Cygwin (in BASH) then type:
```sh
sudo nano ~/.bashrc
```
Once the .bashrc file is open, add this line to the very top:
```sh
exec zsh
```
Close and save the file.
Close and reopen Cygwin.
It will execute the command every time you load the terminal and run your zsh shell.
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