How can I configure zsh to be the default shell under Cygwin?
Best Answer
Unless you're using cygwin as a multiuser environment (in which case use chsh as you would under a standard environment.)
Otherwise, you just change cygwin.bat to run zsh -l -i instead of bash --login -i and it will run as a login shell.
Of course, if you want to run multiple shells from startup, just create a set of .bat files to load different shells. (sh, ksh, csh, fish etc)
Update...
I felt I should update this to provide info on doing this without chsh but still doing it on the Unix end. Edit the /etc/passwd file and replace occurrences of /bin/bash with /bin/zsh. (This is effectively what chsh would do, but this way you'd do it for all users in one go.)
Best Answer
Unless you're using cygwin as a multiuser environment (in which case use
chshas you would under a standard environment.)Otherwise, you just change cygwin.bat to run
zsh -l -iinstead ofbash --login -iand it will run as a login shell.Of course, if you want to run multiple shells from startup, just create a set of
.batfiles to load different shells. (sh,ksh,csh,fishetc)Update...
I felt I should update this to provide info on doing this without
chshbut still doing it on the Unix end. Edit the/etc/passwdfile and replace occurrences of/bin/bashwith/bin/zsh. (This is effectively whatchshwould do, but this way you'd do it for all users in one go.)