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## 🚀 Installation
### Prerequisites
- A [Nerd Font](https://www.nerdfonts.com/) installed and enabled in your terminal (for example, try the [FiraCode Nerd Font](https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads)).
### Step 1. Install Starship
Select your operating system from the list below to view installation instructions:
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<summary>Android</summary>
Install Starship using any of the following package managers:
Configure your shell to initialize starship. Select yours from the list below:
<details>
<summary>Bash</summary>
Add the following to the end of `~/.bashrc`:
```sh
eval "$(starship init bash)"
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>Cmd</summary>
You need to use [Clink](https://chrisant996.github.io/clink/clink.html) (v1.2.30+) with Cmd. Create a file at this path `%LocalAppData%\clink\starship.lua` with the following contents:
```lua
load(io.popen('starship init cmd'):read("*a"))()
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>Elvish</summary>
Add the following to the end of `~/.elvish/rc.elv`:
```sh
eval (starship init elvish)
```
Note: Only Elvish v0.18+ is supported
</details>
<details>
<summary>Fish</summary>
Add the following to the end of `~/.config/fish/config.fish`:
```fish
starship init fish | source
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>Ion</summary>
Add the following to the end of `~/.config/ion/initrc`:
```sh
eval $(starship init ion)
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>Nushell</summary>
Add the following to the end of your Nushell env file (find it by running `$nu.env-path` in Nushell):
```sh
mkdir ~/.cache/starship
starship init nu | save -f ~/.cache/starship/init.nu
```
And add the following to the end of your Nushell configuration (find it by running `$nu.config-path`):
```sh
use ~/.cache/starship/init.nu
```
Note: Only Nushell v0.78+ is supported
</details>
<details>
<summary>PowerShell</summary>
Add the following to the end of your PowerShell configuration (find it by running `$PROFILE`):
```powershell
Invoke-Expression (&starship init powershell)
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>Tcsh</summary>
Add the following to the end of `~/.tcshrc`:
```sh
eval `starship init tcsh`
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>Xonsh</summary>
Add the following to the end of `~/.xonshrc`:
```python
execx($(starship init xonsh))
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>Zsh</summary>
Add the following to the end of `~/.zshrc`:
```sh
eval "$(starship init zsh)"
```
</details>
### Step 3. Configure Starship
Start a new shell instance, and you should see your beautiful new shell prompt. If you're happy with the defaults, enjoy!
If you're looking to further customize Starship:
- **[Configuration](https://starship.rs/config/)** – learn how to configure Starship to tweak your prompt to your liking
- **[Presets](https://starship.rs/presets/)** – get inspired by the pre-built configuration of others
## 🤝 Contributing
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](https://github.com/starship/starship/labels/🌱%20good%20first%20issue).
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](https://translate.starship.rs/).
If you are interested in helping contribute to starship, please take a look at our [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/starship/starship/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). Also, feel free to drop into our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/8Jzqu3T) and say hi. 👋
## 💭 Inspired By
Please check out these previous works that helped inspire the creation of starship. 🙏
- **[denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt](https://github.com/denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt)** – A ZSH prompt for astronauts.
- **[denysdovhan/robbyrussell-node](https://github.com/denysdovhan/robbyrussell-node)** – Cross-shell robbyrussell theme written in JavaScript.
- **[reujab/silver](https://github.com/reujab/silver)** – A cross-shell customizable powerline-like prompt with icons.
## ❤️ Sponsors
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