How To Install zsh-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zsh-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7.

What is zsh-syntax-highlighting

This package provides syntax highlighting for the shell zsh. It enables highlighting of commands whilst they are typed at a zsh prompt into an interactive terminal. This helps in reviewing commands before running them, particularly in catching syntax errors.

We can use yum or dnf to install zsh-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install zsh-syntax-highlighting.

Install zsh-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install zsh-syntax-highlighting using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install zsh-syntax-highlighting

Install zsh-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install zsh-syntax-highlighting using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install zsh-syntax-highlighting

How To Uninstall zsh-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the zsh-syntax-highlighting package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove zsh-syntax-highlighting

References

• zsh-syntax-highlighting website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zsh-syntax-highlighting on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.