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A turnkey configuration for Zsh

9 mentions on Hacker News by 9 people: 1 story, 8 comments · first 2021-02-18 · latest 2026-01-11

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  1. …things, which is very noticeable on a slower computer. https://github.com/romkatv/zsh-bench I use https://github.com/romkatv/zsh4humans . I installed it once, took an hour or two to tweak it to my liking, and haven't touched it since. It's…
    comment by exq · 2026-01-11 · in Oh My Zsh adds bloat
  2. …about zsh startup performance, `zsh4humans` by `romkatv` (author of powerlevel10k) is worth a look: https://github.com/romkatv/zsh4humans It achieves instant startup by rendering the prompt before the full shell initializes. Since adopting…
    comment by simonair · 2026-01-10 · in Oh My Zsh adds bloat
  3. …in maintenance mode but it's not like I need any new features. Love the ssh teleport feature. https://github.com/romkatv/zsh4humans
    comment by seaal · 2026-01-10 · in Oh My Zsh adds bloat
  4. It's nice to read the different takes on this. On that note, I didn't see any mention of https://github.com/romkatv/zsh4humans/blob/master/tips.md#ex... , so there.
    comment by 5-0 · 2025-12-22 · in Show HN: Shittp – Volatile Dotfiles over SSH
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    zsh4humans – configuration for zsh that aims to work really well out of the box
    story by gjvc · 2025-02-23 · 0 comments
  6. …like fish. (If anybody is looking for a terrific "turn-key" zsh config that is fast , check out https://github.com/romkatv/zsh4humans/tree/v4 ... there are instructions for trying it out in Docker so it won't mess with your existing shell…
    comment by eddyg · 2022-11-23 · in Sweet Shell: With Oh-My-Zsh, SpaceVim, Starship, True Color, and Demo Mode
  7. …much better than any other solution, is portable, and has everything I need with sane configs. 1. https://github.com/romkatv/zsh4humans
    comment by gillesjacobs · 2022-11-22 · in Sweet Shell: With Oh-My-Zsh, SpaceVim, Starship, True Color, and Demo Mode
  8. Although development has stopped recently, I have found that nothing beats zsh4humans: https://github.com/romkatv/zsh4humans It's very fast and includes most if not all the features you might need.
    comment by laurentlbm · 2022-04-10 · in Zim – The Zsh configuration framework
  9. …without a lot of manual configuration. I’m honestly surprised it doesn’t have more stars on GitHub. https://github.com/romkatv/zsh4humans
    comment by trangon · 2021-02-18 · in Zsh Tricks to Blow Your Mind