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The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!
- Fast: it's fast – really really fast! 🚀
- Customizable: configure every aspect of your prompt.
- Universal: works on any shell, on any operating system.
- Intelligent: shows relevant information at a glance.
- Feature rich: support for all your favorite tools.
- Easy: quick to install – start using it in minutes.
- A Nerd Font installed and enabled in your terminal (for example, try the Fira Code Nerd Font).
Note: due to the proliferation of different platforms, only a subset of supported platforms are shown below. Can't see yours? Have a look at the extra platform instructions.
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Install the starship binary:
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://starship.rs/install.sh)"
To update the Starship itself, rerun the above script. It will replace the current version without touching Starship's configuration.
Note - The defaults of the install script can be overridden see the built-in help.
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://starship.rs/install.sh)" -- --help
Example: Homebrew:
brew install starship
With Scoop:
scoop install starship
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Add the init script to your shell's config file:
Add the following to the end of
~/.bashrc
:# ~/.bashrc eval "$(starship init bash)"
Add the following to the end of
~/.config/fish/config.fish
:# ~/.config/fish/config.fish starship init fish | source
Add the following to the end of
~/.zshrc
:# ~/.zshrc eval "$(starship init zsh)"
Add the following to the end of
Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
. You can check the location of this file by querying the$PROFILE
variable in PowerShell. Typically the path is~\Documents\PowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
or~/.config/powershell/Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
on -Nix.Invoke-Expression (&starship init powershell)
Add the following to the end of
~/.config/ion/initrc
:# ~/.config/ion/initrc eval $(starship init ion)
Warning Only elvish v0.15 or higher is supported. Add the following to the end of
~/.elvish/rc.elv
:# ~/.elvish/rc.elv eval (starship init elvish)
Add the following to the end of
~/.tcshrc
:# ~/.tcshrc eval `starship init tcsh`
We are always looking for contributors of all skill levels! If you're looking to ease your way into the project, try out a good first issue.
If you are fluent in a non-English language, we greatly appreciate any help keeping our docs translated and up-to-date in other languages. If you would like to help, translations can be contributed on the Starship Crowdin.
If you are interested in helping contribute to starship, please take a look at our Contributing Guide. Also, feel free to drop into our Discord server and say hi. 👋
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Please check out these previous works that helped inspire the creation of starship. 🙏
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denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt - A ZSH prompt for astronauts.
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denysdovhan/robbyrussell-node - Cross-shell robbyrussell theme written in JavaScript.
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reujab/silver - A cross-shell customizable powerline-like prompt with icons.
Copyright © 2019-present, Starship Contributors.
This project is ISC licensed.