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The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

• Fast: it's fast – really really fast! 🚀
• Customizable: configure every aspect of your prompt.
• Universal: works on any shell, on any operating system.
• Intelligent: shows relevant information at a glance.
• Feature rich: support for all your favorite tools.
• Easy: quick to install – start using it in minutes.

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🚀 Installation

Prerequisites

• A Nerd Font installed and enabled in your terminal (for example, try the FiraCode Nerd Font).

Step 1. Install Starship

Select your operating system from the list below to view installation instructions:

Android

Install Starship using any of the following package managers:

Repository	Instructions
Termux	pkg install starship

BSD

Install Starship using any of the following package managers:

Distribution	Repository	Instructions
Any	crates.io	cargo install starship --locked
FreeBSD	FreshPorts	pkg install starship
NetBSD	pkgsrc	pkgin install starship

Linux

Install the latest version for your system:

curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh

Alternatively, install Starship using any of the following package managers:

Distribution	Repository	Instructions
Any	crates.io	cargo install starship --locked
Any	conda-forge	conda install -c conda-forge starship
Any	Linuxbrew	brew install starship
Alpine Linux 3.13+	Alpine Linux Packages	apk add starship
Arch Linux	Arch Linux Extra	pacman -S starship
CentOS 7+	Copr	dnf copr enable atim/starship dnf install starship
Gentoo	Gentoo Packages	emerge app-shells/starship
Manjaro		pacman -S starship
NixOS	nixpkgs	nix-env -iA nixpkgs.starship
Void Linux	Void Linux Packages	xbps-install -S starship

macOS

Install the latest version for your system:

curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh

Alternatively, install Starship using any of the following package managers:

Repository	Instructions
crates.io	cargo install starship --locked
conda-forge	conda install -c conda-forge starship
Homebrew	brew install starship
MacPorts	port install starship

Windows

Install the latest version for your system with the MSI-installers from the releases section.

Install Starship using any of the following package managers:

Repository	Instructions
crates.io	cargo install starship --locked
Chocolatey	choco install starship
conda-forge	conda install -c conda-forge starship
Scoop	scoop install starship
winget	winget install --id Starship.Starship

Step 2. Set up your shell to use Starship

Configure your shell to initialize starship. Select yours from the list below:

Bash

Add the following to the end of ~/.bashrc:

eval "$(starship init bash)"

Cmd

You need to use Clink (v1.2.30+) with Cmd. Create a file at this path %LocalAppData%\clink\starship.lua with the following contents:

load(io.popen('starship init cmd'):read("*a"))()

Elvish

Add the following to the end of ~/.elvish/rc.elv:

eval (starship init elvish)

Note: Only Elvish v0.18+ is supported

Fish

Add the following to the end of ~/.config/fish/config.fish:

starship init fish | source

Ion

Add the following to the end of ~/.config/ion/initrc:

eval $(starship init ion)

Nushell

Add the following to the end of your Nushell env file (find it by running $nu.env-path in Nushell):

mkdir ~/.cache/starship
starship init nu | save -f ~/.cache/starship/init.nu

And add the following to the end of your Nushell configuration (find it by running $nu.config-path):

use ~/.cache/starship/init.nu

Note: Only Nushell v0.78+ is supported

PowerShell

Add the following to the end of your PowerShell configuration (find it by running $PROFILE):

Invoke-Expression (&starship init powershell)

Tcsh

Add the following to the end of ~/.tcshrc:

eval `starship init tcsh`

Xonsh

Add the following to the end of ~/.xonshrc:

execx($(starship init xonsh))

Zsh

Add the following to the end of ~/.zshrc:

eval "$(starship init zsh)"

Step 3. Configure Starship

Start a new shell instance, and you should see your beautiful new shell prompt. If you're happy with the defaults, enjoy!

If you're looking to further customize Starship:

• Configuration – learn how to configure Starship to tweak your prompt to your liking

• Presets – get inspired by the pre-built configuration of others

🤝 Contributing

We are always looking for contributors of all skill levels! If you're looking to ease your way into the project, try out a good first issue.

If you are fluent in a non-English language, we greatly appreciate any help keeping our docs translated and up-to-date in other languages. If you would like to help, translations can be contributed on the Starship Crowdin.

If you are interested in helping contribute to starship, please take a look at our Contributing Guide. Also, feel free to drop into our Discord server and say hi. 👋

💭 Inspired By

Please check out these previous works that helped inspire the creation of starship. 🙏

• denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt – A ZSH prompt for astronauts.

• denysdovhan/robbyrussell-node – Cross-shell robbyrussell theme written in JavaScript.

• reujab/silver – A cross-shell customizable powerline-like prompt with icons.

❤️ Sponsors

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Supporter Tier

• Appwrite

📝 License

Copyright © 2019-present, Starship Contributors.
This project is ISC licensed.