How does one locate a .zshrc file?

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I used Homebrew to install Z shell (zsh) 5.0.7 on my Mac.

For the life of me, .zshrc is nowhere to be found. It is not in ~. Is is not in /etc or /etc/zshrc as they suggest here: http://zshwiki.org/home/config/files

Am I supposed to create it myself?

no ide about mac. maybe there's a skeleton version in /etc/skel or something, but generally the ~/.zshrc is just to override defauls compiled into the shell or set at the system level. if you don't have one, it's not the end of the world - create one and start writing. — Marc B, Nov 03 '14 at 21:14

score 18 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 03 '14 at 21:17

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Sure. If it's not there already, create it yourself.

$ touch ~/.zshrc

answered Nov 03 '14 at 21:17

kyranjamie

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Thanks a lot. I lost way too much time on that ! – Ulysse Nov 03 '14 at 21:19
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You can just search on the web for "sample .zshrc" instead of writing your own from the scratch. – Robin Hsu Nov 04 '14 at 10:46
Where i should touch it? – reza_khalafi Oct 30 '22 at 11:18

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 23 '21 at 10:20

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You can run the helper script zsh-newuser-install from the prompt, and it will walk you through the process to create an initial .zshrc in your home directory.

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Peter Mortensen

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answered Nov 04 '14 at 21:04

Brent Briggs

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 23 '21 at 10:25

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As kyranjamie mentioned, you can create it using following command

$ touch ~/.zshrc

Example content of .zshrc file:

PATH=$PATH:/your_path_goes_here

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Peter Mortensen

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answered Feb 09 '21 at 18:23

Rishabh Agrawal

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 23 '21 at 10:23

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In order to find any file on a Unix-based system, you can try the command:

$ locate filename

It should list all the paths where the corresponding file exists.

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Peter Mortensen

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answered Feb 12 '19 at 07:35

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 03 '22 at 18:31

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In Unix based systems, touch command followed by name will create an empty file in the present directory.

the modification and access time of each file is also updated with the use of touch command.

In your case, to create .zshrc file, you can use the touch command as :

$ touch ~/.zshrc

answered Jan 03 '22 at 18:31

Adesh Khanna

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This comment does not add anything new on top of all the other `touch FILE` answers. – sapanoia Jan 09 '22 at 14:17

How does one locate a .zshrc file?

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