Nov 30, 2021 · Or, just invoke zsh, and when you’re done exit to get back to bash. Exec’ing it seems unnecessary and undesirable. Exec’ing it seems unnecessary and undesirable. – Chris Page

Nov 11, 2020 · Keep in mind, however, that zsh is not bash, so just 'cause you have to source your .bash_profile every time you open a terminal does not mean that you have to do that with zsh. With zsh, I only have to re-source my ~/.zshenv when I make changes to it , and then only for terminals which are already open : new terminals should have already ...

Jul 13, 2019 · Bash and Zsh are two different interpreters with their own specifics in language syntax. If you need Bash compatibility for debugging interactively you can always use both. Set Bash default and run exec zsh to Z Shell and then exec bash back to Bash. Simply reverse if you wish Zsh to be your default shell.

Mar 28, 2012 · The title should say it all. I'm looking for an equivalent to ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} in zsh.. Note: I keep finding "$0 is equivalent to ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" around the Internet, but this seems to be false: $0 seems to be the name of the executing command.

Mar 14, 2018 · Enable bash autocompletions in zsh if it's not enabled already: autoload -U +X bashcompinit && bashcompinit

Mar 5, 2023 · Sounds to me like you've added zsh code into your .bashrc and bash (obviously) doesn't understand. As an aside, ojblass tries to make a point of portability which only partly succeeds. zsh is a great shell (though I haven't had the honors myself), but when writing scripts; I'd recommend you do so with #!/usr/bin/env bash instead.

This issue has been bugging me for a while, and although I've thought I've found my answer through EnvWatcher, unfortunately it only works on Bash. And I use zsh. I would like to replicate the things env-watcher does, to a lesser degree maybe, but I need to know if there is a command by which I could reset a shell to it's clean startup stage.

Sep 12, 2016 · It's said zsh is the most powerful for now so I would recommend trying it. No matter which shell you learn - their syntax is very similar. Only built-in commands may slightly differ. But don't choose those old and unmaintained. Bash is the most popular. But almost every command in bash works in zsh the same way. There are some exceptions of course.

Jun 11, 2014 · Create .bash_profile in your home directory and add these lines:. export SHELL=/bin/zsh exec /bin/zsh -l Update: .profile may work as a general solution when default shell is not bash.

Nov 1, 2018 · Notice that this actually works for any shell (zsh, csh, ksh, etc), as long as Bash is installed and the version is compatible with the script (most likely to happen, but worth noting). As an EXAMPLE , I have here the following script -- I'm calling it bashrc :