Configuration Files =================== Zsh has several system-wide and user-local configuration files. Prezto has one user-local configuration file. System-wide configuration files are installation-dependent but are installed in */etc* by default. User-local configuration files have the same name as their global counterparts but are prefixed with a dot (hidden). Zsh looks for these files in the path stored in the `$ZDOTDIR` environment variable. However, if said variable is not defined, Zsh will use the user's home directory. File Descriptions ----------------- The configuration files are read in the following order: 01. /etc/zshenv 02. ~/.zshenv 03. /etc/zprofile 04. ~/.zprofile 05. /etc/zshrc 06. ~/.zshrc 07. ~/.zpreztorc 08. /etc/zlogin 09. ~/.zlogin 10. ~/.zlogout 11. /etc/zlogout ### zshenv This file is sourced by all instances of Zsh, and thus, it should be kept as small as possible and should only define environment variables. ### zprofile This file is similar to zlogin, but it is sourced before zshrc. It was added for [KornShell][1] fans. See the description of zlogin below for what it may contain. zprofile and zlogin are not meant to be used concurrently but can be done so. ### zshrc This file is sourced by interactive shells. It should define aliases, functions, shell options, and key bindings. ### zpreztorc This file configures Prezto. ### zlogin This file is sourced by login shells after zshrc, and thus, it should contain commands that need to execute at login. It is usually used for messages such as [fortune][2], [msgs][3], or for the creation of files. This is not the file to define aliases, functions, shell options, and key bindings. It should not change the shell environment. ### zlogout This file is sourced by login shells during logout. It should be used for displaying messages and the deletion of files. Authors ------- *The authors of these files should be contacted via the [issue tracker][4].* - [Sorin Ionescu](https://github.com/sorin-ionescu) [1]: http://www.kornshell.com [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_(Unix) [3]: http://www.manpagez.com/man/1/msgs [4]: https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto/issues