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diff --git a/plugins/virtualenvwrapper/README.md b/plugins/virtualenvwrapper/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..63eb58541 --- /dev/null +++ b/plugins/virtualenvwrapper/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Virtualenvwrapper plugin + +This plugin loads Python's [virtualenvwrapper](https://virtualenvwrapper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) shell tools. + +To use it, add `virtualenvwrapper` to the plugins array in your zshrc file: + +```zsh +plugins=(... virtualenvwrapper) +``` + +## Usage + +The plugin allows to automatically activate virtualenvs on cd into git repositories with a matching name: + +``` +➜ github $ cd ansible +(ansible) ➜ ansible git:(devel) $ cd docs +(ansible) ➜ docs git:(devel) $ cd .. +(ansible) ➜ ansible git:(devel) $ cd .. +➜ github $ +``` + +We can override this by having a `.venv` file in the directory containing a differently named virtualenv: + +``` +➜ github $ cat ansible/.venv +myvirtualenv +➜ github $ cd ansible +(myvirtualenv) ➜ ansible git:(devel) $ cd .. +➜ github $ +``` + +We can disable this behaviour by setting `DISABLE_VENV_CD=1` before Oh My Zsh is sourced: +```zsh +DISABLE_VENV_CD=1 +plugins=(... virtualenvwrapper) +source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh +``` |