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Install and Configure ZSH for Terminal Syntax Highlighting

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sudo apt-get install zsh

In terminal type zsh, you be presented with a menu. Select option 0.

pluma ~/.zshrc Insert the following and save.

# Set path if required
#export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH

# Aliases
alias ls='ls --color=auto'
alias ll='ls -lah --color=auto'
alias grep='grep --color=auto'
alias ec="$EDITOR $HOME/.zshrc" # edit .zshrc
alias sc="source $HOME/.zshrc"  # reload zsh configuration

# Set up the prompt - if you load Theme with zplugin as in this example, this will be overriden by the Theme. If you comment out the Theme in zplugins, this will be loaded.
autoload -Uz promptinit
promptinit
prompt adam1            # see Zsh Prompt Theme below

# Use vi keybindings even if our EDITOR is set to vi
bindkey -e

setopt histignorealldups sharehistory

# Keep 5000 lines of history within the shell and save it to ~/.zsh_history:
HISTSIZE=5000
SAVEHIST=5000
HISTFILE=~/.zsh_history

# Use modern completion system
autoload -Uz compinit
compinit

# zplug - manage plugins
source /usr/share/zplug/init.zsh
zplug "plugins/git", from:oh-my-zsh
zplug "plugins/sudo", from:oh-my-zsh
zplug "plugins/command-not-found", from:oh-my-zsh
zplug "zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting"
zplug "zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions"
zplug "zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search"
zplug "zsh-users/zsh-completions"
zplug "junegunn/fzf"
zplug "themes/robbyrussell", from:oh-my-zsh, as:theme   # Theme

# zplug - install/load new plugins when zsh is started or reloaded
if ! zplug check --verbose; then
    printf "Install? [y/N]: "
    if read -q; then
        echo; zplug install
    fi
fi
zplug load --verbose

Restart Terminal and set ZSH as default.

zsh chsh -s /bin/zsh

You'll be presented with some questions when ZSH starts. Asking if you want to install the plugins from the configuration file. You do..

I am going to use the Kali layout. I just copied the config file from a Kali Box and pasted it into my config file. Not sure how good of an idea this is but so far so good...

If you would like to try it, here it is, just make sure to save your current config file as _old or something just incase!

# ~/.zshrc file for zsh interactive shells.
# see /usr/share/doc/zsh/examples/zshrc for examples

setopt autocd              # change directory just by typing its name
#setopt correct            # auto correct mistakes
setopt interactivecomments # allow comments in interactive mode
setopt magicequalsubst     # enable filename expansion for arguments of the form ‘anything=expression’
setopt nonomatch           # hide error message if there is no match for the pattern
setopt notify              # report the status of background jobs immediately
setopt numericglobsort     # sort filenames numerically when it makes sense
setopt promptsubst         # enable command substitution in prompt

WORDCHARS=${WORDCHARS//\/} # Don't consider certain characters part of the word

# hide EOL sign ('%')
PROMPT_EOL_MARK=""

# configure key keybindings
bindkey -e                                        # emacs key bindings
bindkey ' ' magic-space                           # do history expansion on space
bindkey '^U' backward-kill-line                   # ctrl + U
bindkey '^[[3;5~' kill-word                       # ctrl + Supr
bindkey '^[[3~' delete-char                       # delete
bindkey '^[[1;5C' forward-word                    # ctrl + ->
bindkey '^[[1;5D' backward-word                   # ctrl + <-
bindkey '^[[5~' beginning-of-buffer-or-history    # page up
bindkey '^[[6~' end-of-buffer-or-history          # page down
bindkey '^[[H' beginning-of-line                  # home
bindkey '^[[F' end-of-line                        # end
bindkey '^[[Z' undo                               # shift + tab undo last action

# enable completion features
autoload -Uz compinit
compinit -d ~/.cache/zcompdump
zstyle ':completion:*:*:*:*:*' menu select
zstyle ':completion:*' auto-description 'specify: %d'
zstyle ':completion:*' completer _expand _complete
zstyle ':completion:*' format 'Completing %d'
zstyle ':completion:*' group-name ''
zstyle ':completion:*' list-colors ''
zstyle ':completion:*' list-prompt %SAt %p: Hit TAB for more, or the character to insert%s
zstyle ':completion:*' matcher-list 'm:{a-zA-Z}={A-Za-z}'
zstyle ':completion:*' rehash true
zstyle ':completion:*' select-prompt %SScrolling active: current selection at %p%s
zstyle ':completion:*' use-compctl false
zstyle ':completion:*' verbose true
zstyle ':completion:*:kill:*' command 'ps -u $USER -o pid,%cpu,tty,cputime,cmd'

# History configurations
HISTFILE=~/.zsh_history
HISTSIZE=1000
SAVEHIST=2000
setopt hist_expire_dups_first # delete duplicates first when HISTFILE size exceeds HISTSIZE
setopt hist_ignore_dups       # ignore duplicated commands history list
setopt hist_ignore_space      # ignore commands that start with space
setopt hist_verify            # show command with history expansion to user before running it
#setopt share_history         # share command history data

# force zsh to show the complete history
alias history="history 0"

# configure `time` format
TIMEFMT=$'\nreal\t%E\nuser\t%U\nsys\t%S\ncpu\t%P'

# make less more friendly for non-text input files, see lesspipe(1)
#[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"

# set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below)
if [ -z "${debian_chroot:-}" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
    debian_chroot=$(cat /etc/debian_chroot)
fi

# set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
case "$TERM" in
    xterm-color|*-256color) color_prompt=yes;;
esac

# uncomment for a colored prompt, if the terminal has the capability; turned
# off by default to not distract the user: the focus in a terminal window
# should be on the output of commands, not on the prompt
force_color_prompt=yes

if [ -n "$force_color_prompt" ]; then
    if [ -x /usr/bin/tput ] && tput setaf 1 >&/dev/null; then
        # We have color support; assume it's compliant with Ecma-48
        # (ISO/IEC-6429). (Lack of such support is extremely rare, and such
        # a case would tend to support setf rather than setaf.)
        color_prompt=yes
    else
        color_prompt=
    fi
fi

configure_prompt() {
    prompt_symbol=㉿
    # Skull emoji for root terminal
    #[ "$EUID" -eq 0 ] && prompt_symbol=💀
    case "$PROMPT_ALTERNATIVE" in
        twoline)
            PROMPT=$'%F{%(#.blue.green)}┌──${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)─}${VIRTUAL_ENV:+($(basename $VIRTUAL_ENV))─}(%B%F{%(#.red.blue)}%n'$prompt_symbol$'%m%b%F{%(#.blue.green)})-[%B%F{reset}%(6~.%-1~/…/%4~.%5~)%b%F{%(#.blue.green)}]\n└─%B%(#.%F{red}#.%F{blue}$)%b%F{reset} '
            # Right-side prompt with exit codes and background processes
            #RPROMPT=$'%(?.. %? %F{red}%B⨯%b%F{reset})%(1j. %j %F{yellow}%B⚙%b%F{reset}.)'
            ;;
        oneline)
            PROMPT=$'${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}${VIRTUAL_ENV:+($(basename $VIRTUAL_ENV))}%B%F{%(#.red.blue)}%n@%m%b%F{reset}:%B%F{%(#.blue.green)}%~%b%F{reset}%(#.#.$) '
            RPROMPT=
            ;;
        backtrack)
            PROMPT=$'${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}${VIRTUAL_ENV:+($(basename $VIRTUAL_ENV))}%B%F{red}%n@%m%b%F{reset}:%B%F{blue}%~%b%F{reset}%(#.#.$) '
            RPROMPT=
            ;;
    esac
    unset prompt_symbol
}

# The following block is surrounded by two delimiters.
# These delimiters must not be modified. Thanks.
# START KALI CONFIG VARIABLES
PROMPT_ALTERNATIVE=twoline
NEWLINE_BEFORE_PROMPT=yes
# STOP KALI CONFIG VARIABLES

if [ "$color_prompt" = yes ]; then
    # override default virtualenv indicator in prompt
    VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1

    configure_prompt

    # enable syntax-highlighting
    if [ -f /usr/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh ] && [ "$color_prompt" = yes ]; then
        . /usr/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS=(main brackets pattern)
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[default]=none
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[unknown-token]=fg=red,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[reserved-word]=fg=cyan,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[suffix-alias]=fg=green,underline
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[global-alias]=fg=magenta
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[precommand]=fg=green,underline
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[commandseparator]=fg=blue,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[autodirectory]=fg=green,underline
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[path]=underline
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[path_pathseparator]=
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[path_prefix_pathseparator]=
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[globbing]=fg=blue,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[history-expansion]=fg=blue,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[command-substitution]=none
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[command-substitution-delimiter]=fg=magenta
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[process-substitution]=none
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[process-substitution-delimiter]=fg=magenta
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[single-hyphen-option]=fg=magenta
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[double-hyphen-option]=fg=magenta
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[back-quoted-argument]=none
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[back-quoted-argument-delimiter]=fg=blue,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[single-quoted-argument]=fg=yellow
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[double-quoted-argument]=fg=yellow
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[dollar-quoted-argument]=fg=yellow
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[rc-quote]=fg=magenta
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[dollar-double-quoted-argument]=fg=magenta
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[back-double-quoted-argument]=fg=magenta
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[back-dollar-quoted-argument]=fg=magenta
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[assign]=none
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[redirection]=fg=blue,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[comment]=fg=black,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[named-fd]=none
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[numeric-fd]=none
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[arg0]=fg=green
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[bracket-error]=fg=red,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[bracket-level-1]=fg=blue,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[bracket-level-2]=fg=green,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[bracket-level-3]=fg=magenta,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[bracket-level-4]=fg=yellow,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[bracket-level-5]=fg=cyan,bold
        ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_STYLES[cursor-matchingbracket]=standout
    fi
else
    PROMPT='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}%n@%m:%~%# '
fi
unset color_prompt force_color_prompt

toggle_oneline_prompt(){
    if [ "$PROMPT_ALTERNATIVE" = oneline ]; then
        PROMPT_ALTERNATIVE=twoline
    else
        PROMPT_ALTERNATIVE=oneline
    fi
    configure_prompt
    zle reset-prompt
}
zle -N toggle_oneline_prompt
bindkey ^P toggle_oneline_prompt

# If this is an xterm set the title to user@host:dir
case "$TERM" in
xterm*|rxvt*|Eterm|aterm|kterm|gnome*|alacritty)
    TERM_TITLE=$'\e]0;${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}${VIRTUAL_ENV:+($(basename $VIRTUAL_ENV))}%n@%m: %~\a'
    ;;
*)
    ;;
esac

precmd() {
    # Print the previously configured title
    print -Pnr -- "$TERM_TITLE"

    # Print a new line before the prompt, but only if it is not the first line
    if [ "$NEWLINE_BEFORE_PROMPT" = yes ]; then
        if [ -z "$_NEW_LINE_BEFORE_PROMPT" ]; then
            _NEW_LINE_BEFORE_PROMPT=1
        else
            print ""
        fi
    fi
}

# enable color support of ls, less and man, and also add handy aliases
if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
    test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
    export LS_COLORS="$LS_COLORS:ow=30;44:" # fix ls color for folders with 777 permissions

    alias ls='ls --color=auto'
    #alias dir='dir --color=auto'
    #alias vdir='vdir --color=auto'

    alias grep='grep --color=auto'
    alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
    alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
    alias diff='diff --color=auto'
    alias ip='ip --color=auto'

    export LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$'\E[1;31m'     # begin blink
    export LESS_TERMCAP_md=$'\E[1;36m'     # begin bold
    export LESS_TERMCAP_me=$'\E[0m'        # reset bold/blink
    export LESS_TERMCAP_so=$'\E[01;33m'    # begin reverse video
    export LESS_TERMCAP_se=$'\E[0m'        # reset reverse video
    export LESS_TERMCAP_us=$'\E[1;32m'     # begin underline
    export LESS_TERMCAP_ue=$'\E[0m'        # reset underline

    # Take advantage of $LS_COLORS for completion as well
    zstyle ':completion:*' list-colors "${(s.:.)LS_COLORS}"
    zstyle ':completion:*:*:kill:*:processes' list-colors '=(#b) #([0-9]#)*=0=01;31'
fi

# some more ls aliases
alias ll='ls -l'
alias la='ls -A'
alias l='ls -CF'

# enable auto-suggestions based on the history
if [ -f /usr/share/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh ]; then
    . /usr/share/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
    # change suggestion color
    ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HIGHLIGHT_STYLE='fg=#999'
fi

# enable command-not-found if installed
if [ -f /etc/zsh_command_not_found ]; then
    . /etc/zsh_command_not_found
fi

Now for the moment of truth.. Trying to get Syntax Highlighting. If you don't already have it, install git:

sudo apt-get install git <-- most likely already installed.

Now Syntax highlighting:

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git
echo "source ${(q-)PWD}/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh" >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

And we did it !

Type prompt -l This will return a list of the current themes available to us. You can check them out at

https://bneijt.nl/blog/zsh-themes-for-prompts-screenshots/