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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.

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🚀 Installation

Prerequisites

• A Nerd Font installed and enabled in your terminal (for example, try the Fira Code Nerd Font).

Getting Started

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.

1. Install the starship binary:

   Install Latest Version

   From prebuilt binary, with Shell:

   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
   

   Install via Package Manager

   Example: Homebrew:

   brew install starship
   

   With Scoop:

   scoop install starship
   

2. Add the init script to your shell's config file:

   Bash

   Add the following to the end of ~/.bashrc:

   # ~/.bashrc
   
   eval "$(starship init bash)"
   

   Fish

   Add the following to the end of ~/.config/fish/config.fish:

   # ~/.config/fish/config.fish
   
   starship init fish | source
   

   Zsh

   Add the following to the end of ~/.zshrc:

   # ~/.zshrc
   
   eval "$(starship init zsh)"
   

   PowerShell

   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)
   

   Ion

   Add the following to the end of ~/.config/ion/initrc:

   # ~/.config/ion/initrc
   
   eval $(starship init ion)
   

   Elvish

   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)
   

   Tcsh

   Add the following to the end of ~/.tcshrc:

   # ~/.tcshrc
   
   eval `starship init tcsh`
   

🤝 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.

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. 👋

Code Contributors

This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute. [Contribute].

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Individuals

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💭 Inspired By

Please check out these previous works that helped inspire the creation of starship. 🙏

• denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt - A ZSH prompt for astronauts.

• denysdovhan/robbyrussell-node - Cross-shell robbyrussell theme written in JavaScript.

• reujab/silver - A cross-shell customizable powerline-like prompt with icons.

📝 License

Copyright © 2019-present, Starship Contributors.
This project is ISC licensed.