Custom Zsh Configuration & Productivity Aliases (.zshrc)

A productivity-focused .zshrc configuration featuring eza for enhanced directory listings, bat for syntax-highlighted cat, fzf for fuzzy history/file searches, starship prompt integration, and custom CLI aliases.

Configuration Source (.zshrc)

# Path to oh-my-zsh installation
export ZSH="$HOME/.oh-my-zsh"

ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"

plugins=(
  git
  zsh-autosuggestions
  zsh-syntax-highlighting
  sudo
)

source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh

# --- Aliases ---
alias ls='eza --icons'
alias ll='eza -l --icons --git'
alias la='eza -la --icons --git'
alias cat='bat --style=plain'
alias update='update-every-thing'

# --- Custom functions ---
mcd() {
  mkdir -p "$1" && cd "$1"
}

# --- Starship prompt ---
eval "$(starship init zsh)"

Highlights

• eza: Replacement for ls with file-type icons, git status flags, and human-readable sizes.
• bat: Replacement for cat with line numbers and syntax highlighting.
• zsh-autosuggestions & zsh-syntax-highlighting: Autocompletes commands based on terminal history.
• starship: Cross-shell prompt showing Git branch, language versions, and status indicators.