diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 7099696..0d3ec67 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ How to install ### Using packages +First, install the package: + * Arch Linux: [community/zsh-syntax-highlighting][arch-package] / [AUR/zsh-syntax-highlighting-git][AUR-package] * Debian: `zsh-syntax-highlighting` package [in `stretch`][debian-package] (or in [OBS repository][obs-repository]) * Fedora: [zsh-syntax-highlighting package][fedora-package-alt] in Fedora 24+ (or in [OBS repository][obs-repository]) @@ -32,14 +34,13 @@ How to install See also [repology's cross-distro index](https://repology.org/metapackage/zsh-syntax-highlighting/versions) -We need to tell the shell that we want to use zsh-syntax-highlighting. +Second, enable zsh-syntax-highlighting by adding the following line to the end of your .zshrc, -On Debian and derivatives (Ubuntu, Mint, etc.): -```zsh -echo "source /usr/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh" >> ${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zshrc -``` -Then restart zsh (such as by opening a new instance of your terminal emulator).\ -Note the `source` command must be **at the end** of `~/.zshrc`. +* On most Linux distributions (except perhaps NixOS): `source /usr/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh` +* Mac OS X / Homebrew: `somewhere under /opt under Homebrew (please confirm)` +* NetBSD and OpenBSD: `source /usr/local/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh` + + Then restart zsh (such as by opening a new instance of your terminal emulator). ### In your ~/.zshrc