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authorLarson Carter <larsoncarter@blazermail.net>2020-07-05 10:59:12 -0500
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Bug and Feature Request Templates + MLH Theme + Readme (#9068)
Co-authored-by: Marc Cornellà <marc.cornella@live.com> Co-authored-by: Bartek Pacia <barpac02@gmail.com>
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Once installed, your terminal shell will become the talk of the town _or your mo
Finally, you'll begin to get the sort of attention that you have always felt you deserved. ...or maybe you'll use the time that you're saving to start flossing more often. 😬
-To learn more, visit [ohmyz.sh](https://ohmyz.sh), follow [@ohmyzsh](https://twitter.com/ohmyzsh) on Twitter, and/or join us on Discord.
+To learn more, visit [ohmyz.sh](https://ohmyz.sh), follow [@ohmyzsh](https://twitter.com/ohmyzsh) on Twitter, and/or join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/ohmyzsh).
[![CI](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/actions?query=workflow%3ACI)
[![Follow @ohmyzsh](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/ohmyzsh?label=Follow+@ohmyzsh&style=flat)](https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=ohmyzsh)
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ To learn more, visit [ohmyz.sh](https://ohmyz.sh), follow [@ohmyzsh](https://twi
### Prerequisites
-* A Unix-like operating system: macOS, Linux, BSD. On Windows: WSL is preferred, but cygwin or msys also mostly work.
-* [Zsh](https://www.zsh.org) should be installed (v4.3.9 or more recent). If not pre-installed (run `zsh --version` to confirm), check the following instructions here: [Installing ZSH](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Installing-ZSH)
+* A Unix-like operating system: macOS, Linux, BSD. On Windows: WSL2 is preferred, but cygwin or msys also mostly work.
+* [Zsh](https://www.zsh.org) should be installed (v4.3.9 or more recent is fine but we prefer 5.0.8 and newer). If not pre-installed (run `zsh --version` to confirm), check the following wiki instructions here: [Installing ZSH](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Installing-ZSH)
* `curl` or `wget` should be installed
-* `git` should be installed (recommended v1.7.2 or higher)
+* `git` should be installed (recommended v2.4.11 or higher)
### Basic Installation
-Oh My Zsh is installed by running one of the following commands in your terminal. You can install this via the command-line with either `curl` or `wget`.
+Oh My Zsh is installed by running one of the following commands in your terminal. You can install this via the command-line with either `curl` or `wget`, whichever is installed on your machine.
#### via curl
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ sh install.sh
### Plugins
-Oh My Zsh comes with a shitload of plugins to take advantage of. You can take a look in the [plugins](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/tree/master/plugins) directory and/or the [wiki](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Plugins) to see what's currently available.
+Oh My Zsh comes with a shitload of plugins for you to take advantage of. You can take a look in the [plugins](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/tree/master/plugins) directory and/or the [wiki](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Plugins) to see what's currently available.
#### Enabling Plugins
@@ -82,15 +82,15 @@ plugins=(
)
```
-_Note that the plugins are separated by whitespace. **Do not** use commas between them._
+_Note that the plugins are separated by whitespace (spaces, tabs, new lines...). **Do not** use commas between them or it will break._
#### Using Plugins
-Most plugins (should! we're working on this) include a __README__, which documents how to use them.
+Each plugin includes a __README__, documenting it. This README should show the aliases (if the plugin adds any) and extra goodies that are inclued in that particular plugin.
### Themes
-We'll admit it. Early in the Oh My Zsh world, we may have gotten a bit too theme happy. We have over one hundred themes now bundled. Most of them have [screenshots](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Themes) on the wiki. Check them out!
+We'll admit it. Early in the Oh My Zsh world, we may have gotten a bit too theme happy. We have over one hundred and fifty themes now bundled. Most of them have [screenshots](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Themes) on the wiki (We are working on updating this!). Check them out!
#### Selecting a Theme
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ the installer accepts (these settings are also documented at the top of the inst
#### Custom Directory
-The default location is `~/.oh-my-zsh` (hidden in your home directory)
+The default location is `~/.oh-my-zsh` (hidden in your home directory, you can access it with `cd ~/.oh-my-zsh`)
If you'd like to change the install directory with the `ZSH` environment variable, either by running
`export ZSH=/your/path` before installing, or by setting it before the end of the install pipeline
@@ -303,7 +303,9 @@ Thank you so much!
We're on the social media.
* [@ohmyzsh](https://twitter.com/ohmyzsh) on Twitter. You should follow it.
-* [Oh My Zsh](https://www.facebook.com/Oh-My-Zsh-296616263819290/) on Facebook.
+* [FaceBook](https://www.facebook.com/Oh-My-Zsh-296616263819290/) poke us.
+* [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/_ohmyzsh/) tag us in your post showing Oh My Zsh!
+* [Discord](https://discord.gg/ohmyzsh) to chat with us!
## Merchandise