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Editing files inside Oh My Zsh's core directory breaks on every update. Here is how $ZSH_CUSTOM gives you a supported place for custom plugins, themes, and startup files, plus the startup cost you pay for it.
Speed up Oh My Zsh by loading only needed plugins and turning off daily auto‑updates.
When Oh My Zsh takes ages to start or silently skips plugins, pinpointing the culprit can be tricky. This guide walks through common causes, step‑by‑step checks, targeted fixes, and when to seek deeper help.
Learn how to enable Oh My Zsh’s Git plugin so your shell prompt shows the current branch and a dirty‑state indicator.
Enable Oh My Zsh's git plugin to get concise aliases (gst, gp, gco) and live branch status in your prompt. Covers activation, verification, alias conflict resolution, and large-repo performance fixes.
Oh My Zsh only loads plugins listed in your plugins array — which means a bloated, inherited config is costing you startup time for nothing. Here's how to audit, measure, and trim it.
How Oh My Zsh's plugins=() array actually works, why load order causes alias conflicts, and how to measure and fix slow shell startup.
Learn how to enable Oh My Zsh's git plugin, configure its environment variables, and verify that your shell prompt displays branch names and change indicators.
Guide to deciding whether to keep Oh My Zsh's automatic updates enabled or to disable them for version control, with a comparison table, trade‑offs, and verification steps.
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