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1 | # Antigen <sup>β</sup> | 1 | # Antigen <sup>β</sup> |
2 | 2 | ||
3 | [](http://travis-ci.org/zsh-users/antigen) | 3 | [](http://travis-ci.org/zsh-users/antigen) |
4 | 4 | ||
5 | Antigen is a small set of functions that help you easily manage your shell (zsh) | 5 | Antigen is a small set of functions that help you easily manage your shell (zsh) |
6 | plugins, called bundles. The concept is pretty much the same as bundles in a | 6 | plugins, called bundles. The concept is pretty much the same as bundles in a |
7 | typical vim+pathogen setup. Antigen is to zsh, what [Vundle][] is to vim. | 7 | typical vim+pathogen setup. Antigen is to zsh, what [Vundle][] is to vim. |
8 | 8 | ||
9 | Please note that this is a very new project and can be considered beta at best. | 9 | Please note that this is a very new project and can be considered beta at best. |
10 | That said, I am using antigen full time now on my work machine. | 10 | That said, I am using antigen full time now on my work machine. |
11 | 11 | ||
12 | Note: Please read the commit comments of the changesets when you pull a new | 12 | Note: Please read the commit comments of the changesets when you pull a new |
13 | version of antigen. | 13 | version of antigen. |
14 | 14 | ||
15 | ## Show off | 15 | ## Show off |
16 | 16 | ||
17 | > Enough talk. Let's fight! | 17 | > Enough talk. Let's fight! |
18 | > -- Po, Kung-fu Panda. | 18 | > -- Po, Kung-fu Panda. |
19 | 19 | ||
20 | You're going to experience antigen right in your open shell. No `.zshrc` | 20 | You're going to experience antigen right in your open shell. No `.zshrc` |
21 | tweaking and reading the rest of this documentation. Kinda like an ice-cream | 21 | tweaking and reading the rest of this documentation. Kinda like an ice-cream |
22 | sample, if you will. | 22 | sample, if you will. |
23 | 23 | ||
24 | Get and load antigen. | 24 | Get and load antigen. |
25 | 25 | ||
26 | curl https://raw.github.com/zsh-users/antigen/master/antigen.zsh > antigen.zsh | 26 | curl https://raw.github.com/zsh-users/antigen/master/antigen.zsh > antigen.zsh |
27 | source antigen.zsh | 27 | source antigen.zsh |
28 | 28 | ||
29 | There. You now have all the antigen goodies. Let's try install some plugins. How | 29 | There. You now have all the antigen goodies. Let's try install some plugins. How |
30 | about some color to start with. Get the [syntax highlighting plugin][] by | 30 | about some color to start with. Get the [syntax highlighting plugin][] by |
31 | running | 31 | running |
32 | 32 | ||
33 | antigen-bundle zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting | 33 | antigen-bundle zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting |
34 | 34 | ||
35 | Now let it do its thing and once you're back at your prompt, try and type a | 35 | Now let it do its thing and once you're back at your prompt, try and type a |
36 | command. See that? Colors! | 36 | command. See that? Colors! |
37 | 37 | ||
38 | So, you do git? ruby? git and ruby? There are lots of awesome plugins over at | 38 | So, you do git? ruby? git and ruby? There are lots of awesome plugins over at |
39 | oh-my-zsh. Treat yourself to some. | 39 | oh-my-zsh. Treat yourself to some. |
40 | 40 | ||
41 | antigen-bundle robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh plugins/ruby | 41 | antigen-bundle robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh plugins/ruby |
42 | # Or for the lazy, | 42 | # Or for the lazy, |
43 | antigen-bundle git | 43 | antigen-bundle git |
44 | 44 | ||
45 | There are lots of plugins out there in the wild and people are writing zsh | 45 | There are lots of plugins out there in the wild and people are writing zsh |
46 | utilities as small scripts all the time. Antigen is compatible with all of them. | 46 | utilities as small scripts all the time. Antigen is compatible with all of them. |
47 | The plugins and scripts don't need any special handling to be compatible with | 47 | The plugins and scripts don't need any special handling to be compatible with |
48 | antigen. | 48 | antigen. |
49 | 49 | ||
50 | Another example, [kennethreitz's autoenv][autoenv]. Just a bundle command away. | 50 | Another example, [kennethreitz's autoenv][autoenv]. Just a bundle command away. |
51 | 51 | ||
52 | antigen-bundle kennethreitz/autoenv | 52 | antigen-bundle kennethreitz/autoenv |
53 | 53 | ||
54 | And boom! you have all the autoenv goodness. Just remember how you used to do | 54 | And boom! you have all the autoenv goodness. Just remember how you used to do |
55 | these before antigen, clone it, modify your bashrc to source it, load a new | 55 | these before antigen, clone it, modify your bashrc to source it, load a new |
56 | terminal, all just to test it out. Duh! | 56 | terminal, all just to test it out. Duh! |
57 | 57 | ||
58 | A subtle aspect of this is that you can tell antigen to grab just about anything | 58 | A subtle aspect of this is that you can tell antigen to grab just about anything |
59 | from anyone's `dotfiles` repo, as long as it is in a directory under any repo on | 59 | from anyone's `dotfiles` repo, as long as it is in a directory under any repo on |
60 | github. | 60 | github. |
61 | 61 | ||
62 | And themes? How would you like a fancy new prompt for yourself? | 62 | And themes? How would you like a fancy new prompt for yourself? |
63 | 63 | ||
64 | antigen-theme funky | 64 | antigen-theme funky |
65 | 65 | ||
66 | No? Not your taste? There are many themes available to you, check out the | 66 | No? Not your taste? There are many themes available to you, check out the |
67 | oh-my-zsh's [page on themes][]. (You can currently only install themes from | 67 | oh-my-zsh's [page on themes][]. |
68 | robbyrussell's, i.e., the canonical oh-my-zsh repo). | 68 | |
69 | You can install themes from unofficial repos too! | ||
70 | |||
71 | antigen-theme XsErG/zsh-themes themes/lazyuser | ||
72 | |||
73 | See? It's easy! | ||
69 | 74 | ||
70 | Note: Many of those plugins and especially themes, assume you have the core | 75 | Note: Many of those plugins and especially themes, assume you have the core |
71 | library of oh-my-zsh loaded. So, if you want to experiment further, issue a | 76 | library of oh-my-zsh loaded. So, if you want to experiment further, issue a |
72 | 77 | ||
73 | antigen-lib | 78 | antigen-lib |
74 | 79 | ||
75 | and continue until you're tired. At which point you can come back to this page | 80 | and continue until you're tired. At which point you can come back to this page |
76 | ;) | 81 | ;) |
77 | 82 | ||
78 | ## Usage | 83 | ## Usage |
79 | 84 | ||
80 | So, now that you're here, I suppose you are convinced and want antigen running | 85 | So, now that you're here, I suppose you are convinced and want antigen running |
81 | your shell all the time. Sweet. Let's do it. | 86 | your shell all the time. Sweet. Let's do it. |
82 | 87 | ||
83 | First, clone this repo, probably as a submodule if you have your dotfiles in a | 88 | First, clone this repo, probably as a submodule if you have your dotfiles in a |
84 | git repo, | 89 | git repo, |
85 | 90 | ||
86 | git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/antigen.git | 91 | git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/antigen.git |
87 | 92 | ||
88 | The usage should be very familiar to you if you use Vundle. A typical `.zshrc` | 93 | The usage should be very familiar to you if you use Vundle. A typical `.zshrc` |
89 | might look like this | 94 | might look like this |
90 | 95 | ||
91 | source /path-to-antigen-clone/antigen.zsh | 96 | source /path-to-antigen-clone/antigen.zsh |
92 | 97 | ||
93 | # Load the oh-my-zsh's library. | 98 | # Load the oh-my-zsh's library. |
94 | antigen-lib | 99 | antigen-lib |
95 | 100 | ||
96 | # Bundles from the default repo (robbyrussell's oh-my-zsh). | 101 | # Bundles from the default repo (robbyrussell's oh-my-zsh). |
97 | antigen-bundle git | 102 | antigen-bundle git |
98 | antigen-bundle heroku | 103 | antigen-bundle heroku |
99 | antigen-bundle pip | 104 | antigen-bundle pip |
100 | antigen-bundle lein | 105 | antigen-bundle lein |
101 | antigen-bundle command-not-found | 106 | antigen-bundle command-not-found |
102 | 107 | ||
103 | # Syntax highlighting bundle. | 108 | # Syntax highlighting bundle. |
104 | antigen-bundle zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting | 109 | antigen-bundle zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting |
105 | 110 | ||
106 | # Load the theme. | 111 | # Load the theme. |
107 | antigen-theme robbyrussell | 112 | antigen-theme robbyrussell |
108 | 113 | ||
109 | # Tell antigen that you're done. | 114 | # Tell antigen that you're done. |
110 | antigen-apply | 115 | antigen-apply |
111 | 116 | ||
112 | Open your zsh with this zshrc and you should see all the bundles you defined | 117 | Open your zsh with this zshrc and you should see all the bundles you defined |
113 | here, getting installed. Once its done, you are ready to roll. The complete | 118 | here, getting installed. Once its done, you are ready to roll. The complete |
114 | syntax for the `antigen-bundle` command is discussed further down on this page. | 119 | syntax for the `antigen-bundle` command is discussed further down on this page. |
115 | 120 | ||
116 | ## Motivation | 121 | ## Motivation |
117 | 122 | ||
118 | If you use zsh and [oh-my-zsh][], you know that having many different plugins | 123 | If you use zsh and [oh-my-zsh][], you know that having many different plugins |
119 | that are developed by many different authors in a single (sub)repo is not very | 124 | that are developed by many different authors in a single (sub)repo is not very |
120 | easy to maintain. There are some really fantastic plugins and utilities in | 125 | easy to maintain. There are some really fantastic plugins and utilities in |
121 | oh-my-zsh, but having them all in a single repo doesn't really scale well. And I | 126 | oh-my-zsh, but having them all in a single repo doesn't really scale well. And I |
122 | admire robbyrussell's efforts for reviewing and merging the gigantic number of | 127 | admire robbyrussell's efforts for reviewing and merging the gigantic number of |
123 | pull requests the project gets. We need a better way of plugin management. | 128 | pull requests the project gets. We need a better way of plugin management. |
124 | 129 | ||
125 | This was discussed on [a][1] [few][2] [issues][3], but it doesn't look like | 130 | This was discussed on [a][1] [few][2] [issues][3], but it doesn't look like |
126 | there was any progress made. So, I'm trying to start this off with antigen, | 131 | there was any progress made. So, I'm trying to start this off with antigen, |
127 | hoping to better this situation. Please note that I'm by no means a zsh or any | 132 | hoping to better this situation. Please note that I'm by no means a zsh or any |
128 | shell script expert (far from it). | 133 | shell script expert (far from it). |
129 | 134 | ||
130 | [1]: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/issues/465 | 135 | [1]: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/issues/465 |
131 | [2]: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/issues/377 | 136 | [2]: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/issues/377 |
132 | [3]: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/issues/1014 | 137 | [3]: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/issues/1014 |
133 | 138 | ||
134 | Inspired by vundle, antigen can pull oh-my-zsh style plugins from various github | 139 | Inspired by vundle, antigen can pull oh-my-zsh style plugins from various github |
135 | repositories. You are not limited to use plugins from the oh-my-zsh repository | 140 | repositories. You are not limited to use plugins from the oh-my-zsh repository |
136 | only and you don't need to maintain your own fork and pull from upstream every | 141 | only and you don't need to maintain your own fork and pull from upstream every |
137 | now and then. I actually encourage you to grab plugins and scripts from various | 142 | now and then. I actually encourage you to grab plugins and scripts from various |
138 | sources, straight from the authors, before they even submit it to oh-my-zsh as a | 143 | sources, straight from the authors, before they even submit it to oh-my-zsh as a |
139 | pull request. | 144 | pull request. |
140 | 145 | ||
141 | Antigen also lets you switch the prompt theme with one command, just like that | 146 | Antigen also lets you switch the prompt theme with one command, just like that |
142 | 147 | ||
143 | bundle-theme candy | 148 | bundle-theme candy |
144 | 149 | ||
145 | and your prompt is changed, just for this session of course (unless you put this | 150 | and your prompt is changed, just for this session of course (unless you put this |
146 | line in your `.zshrc`). | 151 | line in your `.zshrc`). |
147 | 152 | ||
148 | ## Commands | 153 | ## Commands |
149 | 154 | ||
150 | The following are the commands provided by antigen. Note that the `-` in the | 155 | The following are the commands provided by antigen. Note that the `-` in the |
151 | following commands can be replaced with a space. You can write `antigen-bundle | 156 | following commands can be replaced with a space. You can write `antigen-bundle |
152 | ...` as `antigen bundle ...` and get away with it. For more details see the help | 157 | ...` as `antigen bundle ...` and get away with it. For more details see the help |
153 | on `antigen` command further down in this section. | 158 | on `antigen` command further down in this section. |
154 | 159 | ||
155 | ### antigen-bundle | 160 | ### antigen-bundle |
156 | 161 | ||
157 | This command tells antigen to install (if not already installed) and load the | 162 | This command tells antigen to install (if not already installed) and load the |
158 | given plugin. The simplest usage follows the following syntax. | 163 | given plugin. The simplest usage follows the following syntax. |
159 | 164 | ||
160 | antigen-bundle <plugin-name> | 165 | antigen-bundle <plugin-name> |
161 | 166 | ||
162 | This will install and load the `plugins/<name>` directory from [robbyrussell's | 167 | This will install and load the `plugins/<name>` directory from [robbyrussell's |
163 | oh-my-zsh][oh-my-zsh] (can be changed by setting `ANTIGEN_DEFAULT_REPO_URL`). | 168 | oh-my-zsh][oh-my-zsh] (can be changed by setting `ANTIGEN_DEFAULT_REPO_URL`). |
164 | 169 | ||
165 | However, the above is just syntax sugar for the extended syntax of the | 170 | However, the above is just syntax sugar for the extended syntax of the |
166 | `antigen-bundle` command. | 171 | `antigen-bundle` command. |
167 | 172 | ||
168 | antigen-bundle [<url> [<loc>]] | 173 | antigen-bundle [<url> [<loc>]] |
169 | 174 | ||
170 | where `<url>` is the repository url and it defaults to [robbyrussell's | 175 | where `<url>` is the repository url and it defaults to [robbyrussell's |
171 | oh-my-zsh][oh-my-zsh] repo (can be changed by setting `ANTIGEN_DEFAULT_REPO_URL` | 176 | oh-my-zsh][oh-my-zsh] repo (can be changed by setting `ANTIGEN_DEFAULT_REPO_URL` |
172 | discussed further down). `<loc>` is the path under this repository which has the | 177 | discussed further down). `<loc>` is the path under this repository which has the |
173 | zsh plugin. This is typically the directory that contains a `*.plugin.zsh` file, | 178 | zsh plugin. This is typically the directory that contains a `*.plugin.zsh` file, |
174 | but it could contain a completion file or just many `*.zsh` files to be sourced. | 179 | but it could contain a completion file or just many `*.zsh` files to be sourced. |
175 | `<loc>` defaults to `/`, which indicates the repository itself is a plugin. | 180 | `<loc>` defaults to `/`, which indicates the repository itself is a plugin. |
176 | 181 | ||
177 | An example invocation would be | 182 | An example invocation would be |
178 | 183 | ||
179 | # The following is the same as `antigen-bundle ant`. But for demonstration | 184 | # The following is the same as `antigen-bundle ant`. But for demonstration |
180 | # purposes, we use the extended syntax here. | 185 | # purposes, we use the extended syntax here. |
181 | antigen-bundle https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git plugins/ant | 186 | antigen-bundle https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git plugins/ant |
182 | 187 | ||
183 | This would install the ant plugin from robbyrussell's oh-my-zsh repo. Of course, | 188 | This would install the ant plugin from robbyrussell's oh-my-zsh repo. Of course, |
184 | github url's can be shortened. | 189 | github url's can be shortened. |
185 | 190 | ||
186 | antigen-bundle robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh plugins/ant | 191 | antigen-bundle robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh plugins/ant |
187 | 192 | ||
188 | And since this repo is the default, even that isn't necessary. But we can't | 193 | And since this repo is the default, even that isn't necessary. But we can't |
189 | specify the `loc` without giving the first argument. | 194 | specify the `loc` without giving the first argument. |
190 | 195 | ||
191 | For this and a few other reasons, `antigen-bundle` also supports a simple | 196 | For this and a few other reasons, `antigen-bundle` also supports a simple |
192 | keyword argument syntax, using which we can rewrite the above as | 197 | keyword argument syntax, using which we can rewrite the above as |
193 | 198 | ||
194 | antigen-bundle --loc=plugins/ant | 199 | antigen-bundle --loc=plugins/ant |
195 | 200 | ||
196 | Which picks up the default for the `url` argument, and uses the `loc` given to | 201 | Which picks up the default for the `url` argument, and uses the `loc` given to |
197 | it. | 202 | it. |
198 | 203 | ||
199 | *Note* that you can mix and match positional and keyword arguments. But you | 204 | *Note* that you can mix and match positional and keyword arguments. But you |
200 | can't have positional arguments after keyword arguments. | 205 | can't have positional arguments after keyword arguments. |
201 | 206 | ||
202 | antigen-bundle robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh --loc=plugins/ant | 207 | antigen-bundle robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh --loc=plugins/ant |
203 | 208 | ||
204 | And keyword arguments don't care about the order in which the arguments are | 209 | And keyword arguments don't care about the order in which the arguments are |
205 | specified. The following is perfectly valid. | 210 | specified. The following is perfectly valid. |
206 | 211 | ||
207 | antigen-bundle --loc=plugins/ant --url=robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh | 212 | antigen-bundle --loc=plugins/ant --url=robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh |
208 | 213 | ||
209 | You can also specify a local directory on your file system as a bundle. In this | 214 | You can also specify a local directory on your file system as a bundle. In this |
210 | case, make sure the path you give is the absolute path (i.e., starts with a | 215 | case, make sure the path you give is the absolute path (i.e., starts with a |
211 | `/`). Relative paths are not supported. If the repo you gave is a local | 216 | `/`). Relative paths are not supported. If the repo you gave is a local |
212 | directory path, then it is not necessary that this path is a git repo. Please | 217 | directory path, then it is not necessary that this path is a git repo. Please |
213 | refer to the notes on `--no-local-clone` below. | 218 | refer to the notes on `--no-local-clone` below. |
214 | 219 | ||
215 | This command can also be used from your shell environment. This allows you to | 220 | This command can also be used from your shell environment. This allows you to |
216 | install plugins on the fly and try them out. Of course if you want a bundle to | 221 | install plugins on the fly and try them out. Of course if you want a bundle to |
217 | be available every time you open a shell, put it in your `.zshrc`. | 222 | be available every time you open a shell, put it in your `.zshrc`. |
218 | 223 | ||
219 | Other keyword-only arguments accepted: | 224 | Other keyword-only arguments accepted: |
220 | 225 | ||
221 | `--branch={git-branch-name}` — Specify the branch of the git repo to be | 226 | `--branch={git-branch-name}` — Specify the branch of the git repo to be |
222 | used for this bundle (without the braces of course). The default is whatever | 227 | used for this bundle (without the braces of course). The default is whatever |
223 | branch the clone comes with, which is usually `master`. For example, | 228 | branch the clone comes with, which is usually `master`. For example, |
224 | 229 | ||
225 | antigen-bundle github-user/repo --branch=develop | 230 | antigen-bundle github-user/repo --branch=develop |
226 | 231 | ||
227 | This will get the plugin as in the branch `develop`. | 232 | This will get the plugin as in the branch `develop`. |
228 | 233 | ||
229 | Note that if you specify two plugins to be loaded from the same git repo, but | 234 | Note that if you specify two plugins to be loaded from the same git repo, but |
230 | different branches, then two separate clones of this repo will be maintained. | 235 | different branches, then two separate clones of this repo will be maintained. |
231 | This is a small implementation detail and shouldn't influence you in any way. | 236 | This is a small implementation detail and shouldn't influence you in any way. |
232 | 237 | ||
233 | `--no-local-clone` — This command can be useful if you are developing a | 238 | `--no-local-clone` — This command can be useful if you are developing a |
234 | plugin and already have a clone on your local file system. If this argument is | 239 | plugin and already have a clone on your local file system. If this argument is |
235 | not given, even if the given repo url is a local path, a clone is made in the | 240 | not given, even if the given repo url is a local path, a clone is made in the |
236 | `$ADOTDIR/repos`, and the plugin is loaded from that clone. But, if you give | 241 | `$ADOTDIR/repos`, and the plugin is loaded from that clone. But, if you give |
237 | this argument, the plugin is sourced straight from the repo location, without | 242 | this argument, the plugin is sourced straight from the repo location, without |
238 | creating a clone. For example, | 243 | creating a clone. For example, |
239 | 244 | ||
240 | antigen-bundle /absolute/path/to/the/plugin --no-local-clone | 245 | antigen-bundle /absolute/path/to/the/plugin --no-local-clone |
241 | 246 | ||
242 | Note that if the repo url is *not* an absolute local path or a branch has been | 247 | Note that if the repo url is *not* an absolute local path or a branch has been |
243 | specified with the `--branch` option, this argument has no effect. That is, | 248 | specified with the `--branch` option, this argument has no effect. That is, |
244 | for this option to have any affect, the repo url must be an absolute local path | 249 | for this option to have any affect, the repo url must be an absolute local path |
245 | and no `--branch` should be specified. | 250 | and no `--branch` should be specified. |
246 | 251 | ||
247 | Also, if the local path given as the url is not a git repo, then this | 252 | Also, if the local path given as the url is not a git repo, then this |
248 | argument is forced as it doesn't makes sense to *clone* something that's not a | 253 | argument is forced as it doesn't makes sense to *clone* something that's not a |
249 | git repo. This property can be used to load any utility scripts you have in your | 254 | git repo. This property can be used to load any utility scripts you have in your |
250 | dotfiles repo. For example, | 255 | dotfiles repo. For example, |
251 | 256 | ||
252 | antigen-bundle $HOME/dotfiles/oh-my-zsh/custom | 257 | antigen-bundle $HOME/dotfiles/oh-my-zsh/custom |
253 | 258 | ||
254 | In addition to the above discussed arguments, `antigen-bundle` also takes a | 259 | In addition to the above discussed arguments, `antigen-bundle` also takes a |
255 | `btype` keyword-only argument, that is used internally. You shouldn't be | 260 | `btype` keyword-only argument, that is used internally. You shouldn't be |
256 | concerned with this argument, its only used internally and will probably go away | 261 | concerned with this argument, its only used internally and will probably go away |
257 | in the future. It indicates whether the bundle is a theme or a simple plugin. | 262 | in the future. It indicates whether the bundle is a theme or a simple plugin. |
258 | 263 | ||
259 | ### antigen-bundles | 264 | ### antigen-bundles |
260 | 265 | ||
261 | If you have a fair number of bundles, using the `antigen-bundle` command can | 266 | If you have a fair number of bundles, using the `antigen-bundle` command can |
262 | look cumbersome. You can use the `antigen-bundles` command to *bulk* define | 267 | look cumbersome. You can use the `antigen-bundles` command to *bulk* define |
263 | bundles instead of individual calls to `antigen-bundle`. | 268 | bundles instead of individual calls to `antigen-bundle`. |
264 | 269 | ||
265 | Usage is pretty straightforward. Just pipe the bundle specifications, just as | 270 | Usage is pretty straightforward. Just pipe the bundle specifications, just as |
266 | you would give to the `antigen-bundle` command, one per line, into the | 271 | you would give to the `antigen-bundle` command, one per line, into the |
267 | `antigen-bundles` command. The easiest way to do this, is using the heredoc | 272 | `antigen-bundles` command. The easiest way to do this, is using the heredoc |
268 | syntax. | 273 | syntax. |
269 | 274 | ||
270 | antigen-bundles <<EOBUNDLES | 275 | antigen-bundles <<EOBUNDLES |
271 | # Guess what to install when running an unknown command. | 276 | # Guess what to install when running an unknown command. |
272 | command-not-found | 277 | command-not-found |
273 | 278 | ||
274 | # The heroku tool helper plugin. | 279 | # The heroku tool helper plugin. |
275 | heroku | 280 | heroku |
276 | 281 | ||
277 | EOBUNDLES | 282 | EOBUNDLES |
278 | 283 | ||
279 | This is equivalent to | 284 | This is equivalent to |
280 | 285 | ||
281 | antigen-bundle command-not-found | 286 | antigen-bundle command-not-found |
282 | antigen-bundle heroku | 287 | antigen-bundle heroku |
283 | 288 | ||
284 | Of course, as you can see, from the lines piped to `antigen-bundles`, empty | 289 | Of course, as you can see, from the lines piped to `antigen-bundles`, empty |
285 | lines and those starting with a `#` are ignored. The rest are passed to | 290 | lines and those starting with a `#` are ignored. The rest are passed to |
286 | `antigen-bundle` without any quoting rules applied. They are actually `eval`-ed | 291 | `antigen-bundle` without any quoting rules applied. They are actually `eval`-ed |
287 | with the `antigen-bundle` command. See the source if you want to really | 292 | with the `antigen-bundle` command. See the source if you want to really |
288 | understand how it works. Its a very small function. | 293 | understand how it works. Its a very small function. |
289 | 294 | ||
290 | ### antigen-update | 295 | ### antigen-update |
291 | 296 | ||
292 | This is something you might not want to put in your `.zshrc`. Instead, run it | 297 | This is something you might not want to put in your `.zshrc`. Instead, run it |
293 | occasionally to update all your plugins. It doesn't take any arguments. | 298 | occasionally to update all your plugins. It doesn't take any arguments. |
294 | 299 | ||
295 | antigen-update | 300 | antigen-update |
296 | 301 | ||
297 | Please note that the updates that are downloaded are not immediately available. | 302 | Please note that the updates that are downloaded are not immediately available. |
298 | You have to open a new shell to be able to see the changes. This is a limitation | 303 | You have to open a new shell to be able to see the changes. This is a limitation |
299 | by design since reloading all the plugins *might* have some nasty side effects | 304 | by design since reloading all the plugins *might* have some nasty side effects |
300 | that may not be immediately apparent. Let's just say it can make your shell act | 305 | that may not be immediately apparent. Let's just say it can make your shell act |
301 | real quirky. | 306 | real quirky. |
302 | 307 | ||
303 | **Please note**: This command is not for updating *antigen* itself. Its for | 308 | **Please note**: This command is not for updating *antigen* itself. Its for |
304 | updating the bundles you are using with antigen. | 309 | updating the bundles you are using with antigen. |
305 | 310 | ||
306 | ### antigen-revert <sup>α</sup> | 311 | ### antigen-revert <sup>α</sup> |
307 | 312 | ||
308 | Reverts the state of all your plugins to how they were before the last | 313 | Reverts the state of all your plugins to how they were before the last |
309 | `antigen-update`. This command is currently experimental, so don't rely too much | 314 | `antigen-update`. This command is currently experimental, so don't rely too much |
310 | on it. There is a test for it, and it passes, so it should work fine though. | 315 | on it. There is a test for it, and it passes, so it should work fine though. |
311 | 316 | ||
312 | Takes no options. | 317 | Takes no options. |
313 | 318 | ||
314 | Insider detail: The information for reverting is stored in | 319 | Insider detail: The information for reverting is stored in |
315 | `$ADOTDIR/revert-info` file. If its not present, reverting is not possible. | 320 | `$ADOTDIR/revert-info` file. If its not present, reverting is not possible. |
316 | 321 | ||
317 | ### antigen-list | 322 | ### antigen-list |
318 | 323 | ||
319 | Use this command to list out the currently *loaded* plugins. Keep in mind that | 324 | Use this command to list out the currently *loaded* plugins. Keep in mind that |
320 | this includes any bundles installed on-the-fly. | 325 | this includes any bundles installed on-the-fly. |
321 | 326 | ||
322 | Takes no arguments. Gives out four entries per line of output, denoting the | 327 | Takes no arguments. Gives out four entries per line of output, denoting the |
323 | following fields of each bundle. | 328 | following fields of each bundle. |
324 | 329 | ||
325 | <repo-url> <loc> <btype> <has-local-clone?> | 330 | <repo-url> <loc> <btype> <has-local-clone?> |
326 | 331 | ||
327 | The `btype` field is an internal detail, that specifies if the bundle is a | 332 | The `btype` field is an internal detail, that specifies if the bundle is a |
328 | `plugin` or a `theme`. | 333 | `plugin` or a `theme`. |
329 | 334 | ||
330 | The final field is `true` or `false` reflecting whether there is a local clone | 335 | The final field is `true` or `false` reflecting whether there is a local clone |
331 | for this bundle. | 336 | for this bundle. |
332 | 337 | ||
333 | ### antigen-cleanup | 338 | ### antigen-cleanup |
334 | 339 | ||
335 | Used to clean up the clones of repos which are not used by any plugins currently | 340 | Used to clean up the clones of repos which are not used by any plugins currently |
336 | loaded. It takes no arguments. When run, it lists out the repo-clones that are | 341 | loaded. It takes no arguments. When run, it lists out the repo-clones that are |
337 | available but are not used by any plugin *currently loaded*. | 342 | available but are not used by any plugin *currently loaded*. |
338 | 343 | ||
339 | This command, by default asks for confirmation before deleting the unused | 344 | This command, by default asks for confirmation before deleting the unused |
340 | clones. If the `--force` argument is given, then this confirmation is not asked. | 345 | clones. If the `--force` argument is given, then this confirmation is not asked. |
341 | It straight away deletes all the unused clones. This option makes this command | 346 | It straight away deletes all the unused clones. This option makes this command |
342 | usable in a non-interactive fashion. | 347 | usable in a non-interactive fashion. |
343 | 348 | ||
344 | ### antigen-lib | 349 | ### antigen-lib |
345 | 350 | ||
346 | This is a shortcut to | 351 | This is a shortcut to |
347 | 352 | ||
348 | antigen-bundle --loc=lib | 353 | antigen-bundle --loc=lib |
349 | 354 | ||
350 | So, it basically installs the oh-my-zsh's library as a bundle. | 355 | So, it basically installs the oh-my-zsh's library as a bundle. |
351 | 356 | ||
352 | Please note that this assumes that the `ANTIGEN_DEFAULT_REPO_URL` is set to the | 357 | Please note that this assumes that the `ANTIGEN_DEFAULT_REPO_URL` is set to the |
353 | oh-my-zsh repo or a fork of that repo. If you want to specify the `url` too, | 358 | oh-my-zsh repo or a fork of that repo. If you want to specify the `url` too, |
354 | then you can't use the `antigen-lib` short cut. You have to do that directly | 359 | then you can't use the `antigen-lib` short cut. You have to do that directly |
355 | with the `antigen-bundle` command. | 360 | with the `antigen-bundle` command. |
356 | 361 | ||
357 | This is present only for legacy reasons and *might* (or might not) be removed in | 362 | This is present only for legacy reasons and *might* (or might not) be removed in |
358 | the future. | 363 | the future. |
359 | 364 | ||
360 | Use | 365 | Use |
361 | 366 | ||
362 | antigen-lib | 367 | antigen-lib |
363 | 368 | ||
364 | in your `.zshrc`, before any `antigen-bundle` declarations. It takes no | 369 | in your `.zshrc`, before any `antigen-bundle` declarations. It takes no |
365 | arguments. | 370 | arguments. |
366 | 371 | ||
367 | ### antigen-theme | 372 | ### antigen-theme |
368 | 373 | ||
369 | Used for switching the prompt theme. Invoke it with the name of the theme you | 374 | Used for switching the prompt theme. Invoke it with the name of the theme you |
370 | want to use. | 375 | want to use. |
371 | 376 | ||
372 | antigen-theme fox | 377 | antigen-theme fox |
373 | 378 | ||
374 | Currently, themes are pulled from robbyrussell's oh-my-zsh repo, but it will | 379 | Currently, themes are pulled from robbyrussell's oh-my-zsh repo, but it will |
375 | support getting themes from other repos as well in the future. | 380 | support getting themes from other repos as well in the future. |
376 | 381 | ||
377 | You can use this command to change your theme on the fly in your shell. Go on, | 382 | You can use this command to change your theme on the fly in your shell. Go on, |
378 | try out a few themes in your shell before you set it in your `.zshrc`. | 383 | try out a few themes in your shell before you set it in your `.zshrc`. |
379 | 384 | ||
380 | **Note**: Some themes use functions that are loaded by `antigen-lib`. So, to | 385 | **Note**: Some themes use functions that are loaded by `antigen-lib`. So, to |
381 | avoid any trouble, run `antigen-lib` if you haven't already before experimenting | 386 | avoid any trouble, run `antigen-lib` if you haven't already before experimenting |
382 | with themes. If you have `antigen-lib` in your `.zshrc`, you're covered. | 387 | with themes. If you have `antigen-lib` in your `.zshrc`, you're covered. |
383 | 388 | ||
384 | ### antigen-apply | 389 | ### antigen-apply |
385 | 390 | ||
386 | You have to add this command after defining all bundles you need, in your zshrc. | 391 | You have to add this command after defining all bundles you need, in your zshrc. |
387 | The completions defined by your bundles will be loaded at this step. | 392 | The completions defined by your bundles will be loaded at this step. |
388 | 393 | ||
389 | It is possible to load completions as and when a bundle is specified with the | 394 | It is possible to load completions as and when a bundle is specified with the |
390 | bundle command, in which case this command would not be necessary. But loading | 395 | bundle command, in which case this command would not be necessary. But loading |
391 | the completions is a time-consuming process, so if the completions were loaded | 396 | the completions is a time-consuming process, so if the completions were loaded |
392 | at every call to `antigen-bundle`, your shell will start noticeably slow when | 397 | at every call to `antigen-bundle`, your shell will start noticeably slow when |
393 | you have a good number of bundle specifications. | 398 | you have a good number of bundle specifications. |
394 | 399 | ||
395 | However, if you can suggest a way so that this would not be necessary, I am very | 400 | However, if you can suggest a way so that this would not be necessary, I am very |
396 | interested in discussing it. Please open up an issue with your details. Thanks. | 401 | interested in discussing it. Please open up an issue with your details. Thanks. |
397 | 402 | ||
398 | ### antigen-help | 403 | ### antigen-help |
399 | 404 | ||
400 | This exists so that there can be some help right in the command line. Currently | 405 | This exists so that there can be some help right in the command line. Currently |
401 | it doesn't provide much help other than redirecting you to the project page for | 406 | it doesn't provide much help other than redirecting you to the project page for |
402 | documentation. It is intended to provide more meaning and sub-command specific | 407 | documentation. It is intended to provide more meaning and sub-command specific |
403 | help in the future. | 408 | help in the future. |
404 | 409 | ||
405 | I could use some help here as I'm not that good at writing documentation that | 410 | I could use some help here as I'm not that good at writing documentation that |
406 | looks good as output on the command line. | 411 | looks good as output on the command line. |
407 | 412 | ||
408 | ### antigen | 413 | ### antigen |
409 | 414 | ||
410 | This is a parent command that mainly exists for convenience. This exists so the | 415 | This is a parent command that mainly exists for convenience. This exists so the |
411 | following two can be the same. | 416 | following two can be the same. |
412 | 417 | ||
413 | antigen-list | 418 | antigen-list |
414 | antigen list | 419 | antigen list |
415 | 420 | ||
416 | and | 421 | and |
417 | 422 | ||
418 | antigen-help | 423 | antigen-help |
419 | antigen help | 424 | antigen help |
420 | 425 | ||
421 | Because of this, we can create aliases like | 426 | Because of this, we can create aliases like |
422 | 427 | ||
423 | alias a=antigen | 428 | alias a=antigen |
424 | alias an=antigen | 429 | alias an=antigen |
425 | 430 | ||
426 | and run the antigen commands without making them look annoyingly long. | 431 | and run the antigen commands without making them look annoyingly long. |
427 | 432 | ||
428 | a bundle ruby | 433 | a bundle ruby |
429 | a theme candy | 434 | a theme candy |
430 | a list | 435 | a list |
431 | 436 | ||
432 | And even... | 437 | And even... |
433 | 438 | ||
434 | an update | 439 | an update |
435 | 440 | ||
436 | ## Configuration | 441 | ## Configuration |
437 | 442 | ||
438 | The following environment variables can be set to customize the behavior of | 443 | The following environment variables can be set to customize the behavior of |
439 | antigen. Make sure you set them *before* source-ing `antigen.zsh`. | 444 | antigen. Make sure you set them *before* source-ing `antigen.zsh`. |
440 | 445 | ||
441 | `ANTIGEN_DEFAULT_REPO_URL` — This is the default repository url that is | 446 | `ANTIGEN_DEFAULT_REPO_URL` — This is the default repository url that is |
442 | used for `bundle` commands. The default value is robbyrussell's oh-my-zsh repo, | 447 | used for `bundle` commands. The default value is robbyrussell's oh-my-zsh repo, |
443 | but you can set this to the fork url of your own fork. | 448 | but you can set this to the fork url of your own fork. |
444 | 449 | ||
445 | `ADOTDIR` — This directory is used to store all the repo clones, your | 450 | `ADOTDIR` — This directory is used to store all the repo clones, your |
446 | bundles, themes, caches and everything else antigen requires to run smoothly. | 451 | bundles, themes, caches and everything else antigen requires to run smoothly. |
447 | Defaults to `$HOME/.antigen`. | 452 | Defaults to `$HOME/.antigen`. |
448 | 453 | ||
449 | **Note**: `ANTIGEN_REPO_CACHE` & `ANTIGEN_BUNDLE_DIR` — These variables | 454 | **Note**: `ANTIGEN_REPO_CACHE` & `ANTIGEN_BUNDLE_DIR` — These variables |
450 | were used previously but are now removed. Please use `ADOTDIR` instead, as | 455 | were used previously but are now removed. Please use `ADOTDIR` instead, as |
451 | mentioned above. | 456 | mentioned above. |
452 | 457 | ||
453 | ## Running the tests | 458 | ## Running the tests |
454 | 459 | ||
455 | All the tests are in the `tests` folder and are run using the [cram][] test | 460 | All the tests are in the `tests` folder and are run using the [cram][] test |
456 | system. The latest version on that website, as of today is v0.5, which does not | 461 | system. The latest version on that website, as of today is v0.5, which does not |
457 | have the `--shell` argument which is required to run our tests. So, to get the | 462 | have the `--shell` argument which is required to run our tests. So, to get the |
458 | correct version of cram, run | 463 | correct version of cram, run |
459 | 464 | ||
460 | pip install -r requirements.txt | 465 | pip install -r requirements.txt |
461 | 466 | ||
462 | With that, once you have cram installed, you can run the tests as | 467 | With that, once you have cram installed, you can run the tests as |
463 | 468 | ||
464 | make | 469 | make |
465 | 470 | ||
466 | If you are making a feature addition, I'd really appreciate if you can add a | 471 | If you are making a feature addition, I'd really appreciate if you can add a |
467 | test for your feature. Even if you can add a test for an existing feature, that | 472 | test for your feature. Even if you can add a test for an existing feature, that |
468 | would be great as the tests are currently seriously lagging behind the full | 473 | would be great as the tests are currently seriously lagging behind the full |
469 | functionality of antigen. | 474 | functionality of antigen. |
470 | 475 | ||
471 | ## Notes on writing plugins | 476 | ## Notes on writing plugins |
472 | 477 | ||
473 | Most shell utilities/plugins are made up of just one file. For a plugin called | 478 | Most shell utilities/plugins are made up of just one file. For a plugin called |
474 | `awesomeness`, create a `awesomeness.plugin.zsh` and code away. | 479 | `awesomeness`, create a `awesomeness.plugin.zsh` and code away. |
475 | 480 | ||
476 | That said, even if you write a single file as a `.sh` file with the goodness you | 481 | That said, even if you write a single file as a `.sh` file with the goodness you |
477 | want to create, antigen will work just fine with it. The `*.plugin.zsh` way is | 482 | want to create, antigen will work just fine with it. The `*.plugin.zsh` way is |
478 | recommended by antigen, because it is widely used because of the [oh-my-zsh][] | 483 | recommended by antigen, because it is widely used because of the [oh-my-zsh][] |
479 | project. | 484 | project. |
480 | 485 | ||
481 | If you want to know how antigen loads the plugins, do continue. | 486 | If you want to know how antigen loads the plugins, do continue. |
482 | 487 | ||
483 | Firstly, antigen looks for a `*.plugin.zsh` file in the plugin directory. If | 488 | Firstly, antigen looks for a `*.plugin.zsh` file in the plugin directory. If |
484 | present, it will source *only* this script. Nothing else is sourced. | 489 | present, it will source *only* this script. Nothing else is sourced. |
485 | 490 | ||
486 | Otherwise, it looks for `*.zsh` files and if there are any, *all* of them are | 491 | Otherwise, it looks for `*.zsh` files and if there are any, *all* of them are |
487 | sourced. The order in which they are sourced is not currently defined. Please | 492 | sourced. The order in which they are sourced is not currently defined. Please |
488 | don't rely on this order. Nothing else is sourced after all the `*.zsh` scripts. | 493 | don't rely on this order. Nothing else is sourced after all the `*.zsh` scripts. |
489 | 494 | ||
490 | If no `*.zsh` files are present, it finally looks for any `*.sh` files and | 495 | If no `*.zsh` files are present, it finally looks for any `*.sh` files and |
491 | sources *all* of them. Again, the order in which they are sourced in not | 496 | sources *all* of them. Again, the order in which they are sourced in not |
492 | currently defined. | 497 | currently defined. |
493 | 498 | ||
494 | No matter which (or none) of the above happen to be sourced, this plugin | 499 | No matter which (or none) of the above happen to be sourced, this plugin |
495 | directory is added to the zsh's function path (`$fpath`) so that any completions | 500 | directory is added to the zsh's function path (`$fpath`) so that any completions |
496 | in it are loaded. | 501 | in it are loaded. |
497 | 502 | ||
498 | One exception to this rule is that if this plugin is a theme. In which case the | 503 | One exception to this rule is that if this plugin is a theme. In which case the |
499 | theme script is just sourced and nothing else is done. Not even adding to | 504 | theme script is just sourced and nothing else is done. Not even adding to |
500 | `$fpath`. | 505 | `$fpath`. |
501 | 506 | ||
502 | ## Meta | 507 | ## Meta |
503 | 508 | ||
504 | ### Helping out | 509 | ### Helping out |
505 | 510 | ||
506 | Antigen is licensed with the [MIT License][license]. To contribute, just fork, | 511 | Antigen is licensed with the [MIT License][license]. To contribute, just fork, |
507 | make changes and send a pull request. If its a rather long/complicated change, | 512 | make changes and send a pull request. If its a rather long/complicated change, |
508 | please consider opening an [issue][] first so we can discuss it out. | 513 | please consider opening an [issue][] first so we can discuss it out. |
509 | 514 | ||
510 | ### Feedback please | 515 | ### Feedback please |
511 | 516 | ||
512 | Any comments/suggestions/feedback welcome. Please say hello to me | 517 | Any comments/suggestions/feedback welcome. Please say hello to me |
513 | ([@sharat87][twitter]) on twitter. Or open an issue to discuss something | 518 | ([@sharat87][twitter]) on twitter. Or open an issue to discuss something |
514 | (anything!) about the project ;). | 519 | (anything!) about the project ;). |
515 | 520 | ||
516 | [Vundle]: https://github.com/gmarik/vundle | 521 | [Vundle]: https://github.com/gmarik/vundle |
517 | [page on themes]: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Themes | 522 | [page on themes]: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Themes |
518 | [syntax highlighting plugin]: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting | 523 | [syntax highlighting plugin]: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting |
519 | [autoenv]: https://github.com/kennethreitz/autoenv | 524 | [autoenv]: https://github.com/kennethreitz/autoenv |
520 | [oh-my-zsh]: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh | 525 | [oh-my-zsh]: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh |
521 | [cram]: https://bitheap.org/cram/ | 526 | [cram]: https://bitheap.org/cram/ |
522 | [issue]: https://github.com/zsh-users/antigen/issues | 527 | [issue]: https://github.com/zsh-users/antigen/issues |
523 | [license]: http://mit.sharats.me | 528 | [license]: http://mit.sharats.me |
524 | [twitter]: http://twitter.com/sharat87 | 529 | [twitter]: http://twitter.com/sharat87 |
525 | 530 |