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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](https://www.nerdfonts.com/) installed and enabled in your terminal (for example, try the [Fira Code Nerd Font](https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads)).
### Step 1. Install Starship
Select your operating system from the list below to view installation instructions:
Android
Install Starship using any of the following package managers:
| Repository | Instructions |
| ---------- | ---------------------- |
| [Termux] | `pkg install starship` |
BSD
Install Starship using any of the following package managers:
| Distribution | Repository | Instructions |
| ------------ | --------------- | --------------------------------- |
| **_Any_** | **[crates.io]** | `cargo install starship --locked` |
| FreeBSD | [FreshPorts] | `pkg install starship` |
| NetBSD | [pkgsrc] | `pkgin install starship` |
Linux
Install the latest version for your system:
```sh
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://starship.rs/install.sh)"
```
Alternatively, install Starship using any of the following package managers:
| Distribution | Repository | Instructions |
| ------------------ | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **_Any_** | **[crates.io]** | `cargo install starship --locked` |
| _Any_ | [conda-forge] | `conda install -c conda-forge starship` |
| _Any_ | [Linuxbrew] | `brew install starship` |
| Alpine Linux 3.13+ | [Alpine Linux Packages] | `apk add starship` |
| Arch Linux | [Arch Linux Community] | `pacman -S starship` |
| CentOS 7+ | [Copr] | `dnf copr enable atim/starship`
`dnf install starship` |
| Fedora 31+ | [Fedora Packages] | `dnf install starship` |
| NixOS | [nixpkgs] | `nix-env -iA nixos.starship` |
| Gentoo | [Gentoo Packages] | `emerge app-shells/starship` |
| Manjaro | | `pacman -S starship` |
| NixOS | [nixpkgs] | `nix-env -iA nixpkgs.starship` |
| Void Linux | [Void Linux Packages] | `xbps-install -S starship` |
macOS
Install the latest version for your system:
```sh
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://starship.rs/install.sh)"
```
Alternatively, install Starship using any of the following package managers:
| Repository | Instructions |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| **[crates.io]** | `cargo install starship --locked` |
| [conda-forge] | `conda install -c conda-forge starship` |
| [Homebrew] | `brew install starship` |
| [MacPorts] | `port install starship` |
Windows
Install Starship using any of the following package managers:
| Repository | Instructions |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| **[crates.io]** | `cargo install starship --locked` |
| [Chocolatey] | `choco install starship` |
| [conda-forge] | `conda install -c conda-forge starship` |
| [Scoop] | `scoop install starship` |
### Step 2. Setup your shell to use Starship
Configure your shell to initialize starship. Select yours from the list below:
Bash
Add the following to the end of `~/.bashrc`:
```sh
eval "$(starship init bash)"
```
Cmd
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"))()
```
Elvish
Add the following to the end of `~/.elvish/rc.elv`:
```sh
eval (starship init elvish)
```
Note: Only Elvish v0.17+ is supported
Fish
Add the following to the end of `~/.config/fish/config.fish`:
```fish
starship init fish | source
```
Ion
Add the following to the end of `~/.config/ion/initrc`:
```sh
eval $(starship init ion)
```
Nushell
Add the following to the end of your Nushell configuration (find it by running `config path`):
```toml
startup = [
"mkdir ~/.cache/starship",
"starship init nu | save ~/.cache/starship/init.nu",
"source ~/.cache/starship/init.nu"
]
prompt = "starship_prompt"
```
PowerShell
Add the following to the end of your PowerShell configuration (find it by running `$PROFILE`):
```powershell
Invoke-Expression (&starship init powershell)
```
Tcsh
Add the following to the end of `~/.tcshrc`:
```sh
eval `starship init tcsh`
```
Xonsh
Add the following to the end of `~/.xonshrc`:
```python
execx($(starship init xonsh))
```
Zsh
Add the following to the end of `~/.zshrc`:
```sh
eval "$(starship init zsh)"
```
### 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.
## 📝 License
Copyright © 2019-present, [Starship Contributors](https://github.com/starship/starship/graphs/contributors).
This project is [ISC](https://github.com/starship/starship/blob/master/LICENSE) licensed.
[alpine linux packages]: https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages?name=starship
[arch linux community]: https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/starship
[chocolatey]: https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/starship
[conda-forge]: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/starship
[copr]: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/atim/starship
[crates.io]: https://crates.io/crates/starship
[fedora packages]: https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/rust-starship
[freshports]: https://www.freshports.org/shells/starship
[gentoo packages]: https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/app-shells/starship
[linuxbrew]: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/starship
[homebrew]: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/starship
[macports]: https://ports.macports.org/port/starship
[nixpkgs]: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/tools/misc/starship/default.nix
[pkgsrc]: https://pkgsrc.se/shells/starship
[scoop]: https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Main/blob/master/bucket/starship.json
[termux]: https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/tree/master/packages/starship
[void linux packages]: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/tree/master/srcpkgs/starship