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authorRobby Russell <robby@planetargon.com>2014-03-13 07:35:01 -0700
committerRobby Russell <robby@planetargon.com>2014-03-13 07:35:01 -0700
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Merge pull request #1085 from avit/install-path
Accept alternate install paths via ZSH variable
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@@ -20,9 +20,19 @@ h4. via `wget`
@wget --no-check-certificate http://install.ohmyz.sh -O - | sh@
-h3. The manual way
+h4. Optional: change the install directory
+
+The default location is `~/.oh-my-zsh` (hidden in your home directory).
+
+You can change the install directory with the ZSH environment variable, either
+by running `export ZSH=/your/path` before installing, or setting it before the
+end of the install pipeline like this:
+
+@curl -L https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh | ZSH=~/.dotfiles/zsh sh@
+h3. The manual way
+
1. Clone the repository
@git clone git://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git ~/.oh-my-zsh@
@@ -35,7 +45,6 @@ h3. The manual way
@cp ~/.oh-my-zsh/templates/zshrc.zsh-template ~/.zshrc@
-
4. Set zsh as your default shell:
@chsh -s /bin/zsh@
@@ -46,6 +55,8 @@ h3. Problems?
You _might_ need to modify your PATH in ~/.zshrc if you're not able to find some commands after switching to _Oh My Zsh_.
+If you installed manually or changed the install location, check ZSH in ~/.zshrc
+
h2. Usage
* enable the plugins you want in your @~/.zshrc@ (take a look at @plugins/@ to see what's possible)