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# Oh my ZSH {#module-programs-zsh-ohmyzsh}
[`oh-my-zsh`](https://ohmyz.sh/) is a framework to manage your [ZSH](https://www.zsh.org/)
configuration including completion scripts for several CLI tools or custom
prompt themes.
## Basic usage {#module-programs-oh-my-zsh-usage}
The module uses the `oh-my-zsh` package with all available
features. The initial setup using Nix expressions is fairly similar to the
configuration format of `oh-my-zsh`.
```
{
programs.zsh.ohMyZsh = {
enable = true;
plugins = [ "git" "python" "man" ];
theme = "agnoster";
};
}
```
For a detailed explanation of these arguments please refer to the
[`oh-my-zsh` docs](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki).
The expression generates the needed configuration and writes it into your
`/etc/zshrc`.
## Custom additions {#module-programs-oh-my-zsh-additions}
Sometimes third-party or custom scripts such as a modified theme may be
needed. `oh-my-zsh` provides the
[`ZSH_CUSTOM`](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Customization#overriding-internals)
environment variable for this which points to a directory with additional
scripts.
The module can do this as well:
```
{
programs.zsh.ohMyZsh.custom = "~/path/to/custom/scripts";
}
```
## Custom environments {#module-programs-oh-my-zsh-environments}
There are several extensions for `oh-my-zsh` packaged in
`nixpkgs`. One of them is
[nix-zsh-completions](https://github.com/spwhitt/nix-zsh-completions)
which bundles completion scripts and a plugin for `oh-my-zsh`.
Rather than using a single mutable path for `ZSH_CUSTOM`,
it's also possible to generate this path from a list of Nix packages:
```
{ pkgs, ... }:
{
programs.zsh.ohMyZsh.customPkgs = [
pkgs.nix-zsh-completions
# and even more...
];
}
```
Internally a single store path will be created using
`buildEnv`. Please refer to the docs of
[`buildEnv`](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-building-environment)
for further reference.
*Please keep in mind that this is not compatible with
`programs.zsh.ohMyZsh.custom` as it requires an immutable
store path while `custom` shall remain mutable! An
evaluation failure will be thrown if both `custom` and
`customPkgs` are set.*
## Package your own customizations {#module-programs-oh-my-zsh-packaging-customizations}
If third-party customizations (e.g. new themes) are supposed to be added to
`oh-my-zsh` there are several pitfalls to keep in mind:
- To comply with the default structure of `ZSH` the entire
output needs to be written to `$out/share/zsh.`
- Completion scripts are supposed to be stored at
`$out/share/zsh/site-functions`. This directory is part of the
[`fpath`](http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Functions.html)
and the package should be compatible with pure `ZSH`
setups. The module will automatically link the contents of
`site-functions` to completions directory in the proper
store path.
- The `plugins` directory needs the structure
`pluginname/pluginname.plugin.zsh` as structured in the
[upstream repo.](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/tree/91b771914bc7c43dd7c7a43b586c5de2c225ceb7/plugins)
A derivation for `oh-my-zsh` may look like this:
```
{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
name = "exemplary-zsh-customization-${version}";
version = "1.0.0";
src = fetchFromGitHub {
# path to the upstream repository
};
dontBuild = true;
installPhase = ''
mkdir -p $out/share/zsh/site-functions
cp {themes,plugins} $out/share/zsh
cp completions $out/share/zsh/site-functions
'';
}
```

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};
# Don't edit the docbook xml directly, edit the md and generate it:
# `pandoc oh-my-zsh.md -t docbook --top-level-division=chapter --extract-media=media -f markdown-smart --lua-filter ../../../../doc/build-aux/pandoc-filters/myst-reader/roles.lua --lua-filter ../../../../doc/build-aux/pandoc-filters/docbook-writer/rst-roles.lua > oh-my-zsh.xml`
meta.doc = ./oh-my-zsh.xml;
}

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<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
version="5.0"
xml:id="module-programs-zsh-ohmyzsh">
<title>Oh my ZSH</title>
<para>
<link xlink:href="https://ohmyz.sh/"><literal>oh-my-zsh</literal></link> is a
framework to manage your <link xlink:href="https://www.zsh.org/">ZSH</link>
configuration including completion scripts for several CLI tools or custom
prompt themes.
</para>
<section xml:id="module-programs-oh-my-zsh-usage">
<title>Basic usage</title>
<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:id="module-programs-zsh-ohmyzsh">
<title>Oh my ZSH</title>
<para>
The module uses the <literal>oh-my-zsh</literal> package with all available
features. The initial setup using Nix expressions is fairly similar to the
configuration format of <literal>oh-my-zsh</literal>.
<programlisting>
<link xlink:href="https://ohmyz.sh/"><literal>oh-my-zsh</literal></link>
is a framework to manage your
<link xlink:href="https://www.zsh.org/">ZSH</link> configuration
including completion scripts for several CLI tools or custom prompt
themes.
</para>
<section xml:id="module-programs-oh-my-zsh-usage">
<title>Basic usage</title>
<para>
The module uses the <literal>oh-my-zsh</literal> package with all
available features. The initial setup using Nix expressions is
fairly similar to the configuration format of
<literal>oh-my-zsh</literal>.
</para>
<programlisting>
{
programs.zsh.ohMyZsh = {
enable = true;
plugins = [ "git" "python" "man" ];
theme = "agnoster";
plugins = [ &quot;git&quot; &quot;python&quot; &quot;man&quot; ];
theme = &quot;agnoster&quot;;
};
}
</programlisting>
For a detailed explanation of these arguments please refer to the
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki"><literal>oh-my-zsh</literal>
docs</link>.
</para>
<para>
The expression generates the needed configuration and writes it into your
<literal>/etc/zshrc</literal>.
</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="module-programs-oh-my-zsh-additions">
<title>Custom additions</title>
<para>
Sometimes third-party or custom scripts such as a modified theme may be
needed. <literal>oh-my-zsh</literal> provides the
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Customization#overriding-internals"><literal>ZSH_CUSTOM</literal></link>
environment variable for this which points to a directory with additional
scripts.
</para>
<para>
The module can do this as well:
<programlisting>
<para>
For a detailed explanation of these arguments please refer to the
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki"><literal>oh-my-zsh</literal>
docs</link>.
</para>
<para>
The expression generates the needed configuration and writes it
into your <literal>/etc/zshrc</literal>.
</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="module-programs-oh-my-zsh-additions">
<title>Custom additions</title>
<para>
Sometimes third-party or custom scripts such as a modified theme
may be needed. <literal>oh-my-zsh</literal> provides the
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Customization#overriding-internals"><literal>ZSH_CUSTOM</literal></link>
environment variable for this which points to a directory with
additional scripts.
</para>
<para>
The module can do this as well:
</para>
<programlisting>
{
programs.zsh.ohMyZsh.custom = "~/path/to/custom/scripts";
programs.zsh.ohMyZsh.custom = &quot;~/path/to/custom/scripts&quot;;
}
</programlisting>
</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="module-programs-oh-my-zsh-environments">
<title>Custom environments</title>
<para>
There are several extensions for <literal>oh-my-zsh</literal> packaged in
<literal>nixpkgs</literal>. One of them is
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/spwhitt/nix-zsh-completions">nix-zsh-completions</link>
which bundles completion scripts and a plugin for
<literal>oh-my-zsh</literal>.
</para>
<para>
Rather than using a single mutable path for <literal>ZSH_CUSTOM</literal>,
it's also possible to generate this path from a list of Nix packages:
<programlisting>
</section>
<section xml:id="module-programs-oh-my-zsh-environments">
<title>Custom environments</title>
<para>
There are several extensions for <literal>oh-my-zsh</literal>
packaged in <literal>nixpkgs</literal>. One of them is
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/spwhitt/nix-zsh-completions">nix-zsh-completions</link>
which bundles completion scripts and a plugin for
<literal>oh-my-zsh</literal>.
</para>
<para>
Rather than using a single mutable path for
<literal>ZSH_CUSTOM</literal>, it's also possible to generate this
path from a list of Nix packages:
</para>
<programlisting>
{ pkgs, ... }:
{
programs.zsh.ohMyZsh.customPkgs = [
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];
}
</programlisting>
Internally a single store path will be created using
<literal>buildEnv</literal>. Please refer to the docs of
<link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-building-environment"><literal>buildEnv</literal></link>
for further reference.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis>Please keep in mind that this is not compatible with
<literal>programs.zsh.ohMyZsh.custom</literal> as it requires an immutable
store path while <literal>custom</literal> shall remain mutable! An
evaluation failure will be thrown if both <literal>custom</literal> and
<literal>customPkgs</literal> are set.</emphasis>
</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="module-programs-oh-my-zsh-packaging-customizations">
<title>Package your own customizations</title>
<para>
If third-party customizations (e.g. new themes) are supposed to be added to
<literal>oh-my-zsh</literal> there are several pitfalls to keep in mind:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
To comply with the default structure of <literal>ZSH</literal> the entire
output needs to be written to <literal>$out/share/zsh.</literal>
Internally a single store path will be created using
<literal>buildEnv</literal>. Please refer to the docs of
<link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-building-environment"><literal>buildEnv</literal></link>
for further reference.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Completion scripts are supposed to be stored at
<literal>$out/share/zsh/site-functions</literal>. This directory is part
of the
<link xlink:href="http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Functions.html"><literal>fpath</literal></link>
and the package should be compatible with pure <literal>ZSH</literal>
setups. The module will automatically link the contents of
<literal>site-functions</literal> to completions directory in the proper
store path.
<emphasis>Please keep in mind that this is not compatible with
<literal>programs.zsh.ohMyZsh.custom</literal> as it requires an
immutable store path while <literal>custom</literal> shall remain
mutable! An evaluation failure will be thrown if both
<literal>custom</literal> and <literal>customPkgs</literal> are
set.</emphasis>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
</section>
<section xml:id="module-programs-oh-my-zsh-packaging-customizations">
<title>Package your own customizations</title>
<para>
The <literal>plugins</literal> directory needs the structure
<literal>pluginname/pluginname.plugin.zsh</literal> as structured in the
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/tree/91b771914bc7c43dd7c7a43b586c5de2c225ceb7/plugins">upstream
repo.</link>
If third-party customizations (e.g. new themes) are supposed to be
added to <literal>oh-my-zsh</literal> there are several pitfalls
to keep in mind:
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
A derivation for <literal>oh-my-zsh</literal> may look like this:
<programlisting>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
To comply with the default structure of <literal>ZSH</literal>
the entire output needs to be written to
<literal>$out/share/zsh.</literal>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Completion scripts are supposed to be stored at
<literal>$out/share/zsh/site-functions</literal>. This
directory is part of the
<link xlink:href="http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Functions.html"><literal>fpath</literal></link>
and the package should be compatible with pure
<literal>ZSH</literal> setups. The module will automatically
link the contents of <literal>site-functions</literal> to
completions directory in the proper store path.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The <literal>plugins</literal> directory needs the structure
<literal>pluginname/pluginname.plugin.zsh</literal> as
structured in the
<link xlink:href="https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/tree/91b771914bc7c43dd7c7a43b586c5de2c225ceb7/plugins">upstream
repo.</link>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
A derivation for <literal>oh-my-zsh</literal> may look like this:
</para>
<programlisting>
{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
name = "exemplary-zsh-customization-${version}";
version = "1.0.0";
name = &quot;exemplary-zsh-customization-${version}&quot;;
version = &quot;1.0.0&quot;;
src = fetchFromGitHub {
# path to the upstream repository
};
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'';
}
</programlisting>
</para>
</section>
</section>
</chapter>