autoupdate-zsh-plugin

oh-my-zsh plugin for auto updating of git-repositories in $ZSH_CUSTOM folder

Install

Create a new directory in $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins called autoupdate and clone this repo into that directory. Note: it must be named autoupdate or oh-my-zsh won't recognize that it is a valid plugin directory.

git clone https://github.com/TamCore/autoupdate-oh-my-zsh-plugins $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/autoupdate

Usage

Add autoupdate to the plugins=() list in your ~/.zshrc file and you're done. The updates will be executed automatically as soon as the oh-my-zsh updater is started. Note that this will autoupdate both plugins and also themes found in the $ZSH_CUSTOM folder.

If you want to check for updates more often, you can adjust this line in the ~/.zshrc file. Default command:

# Uncomment the following line to change how often to auto-update (in days).
# export UPDATE_ZSH_DAYS=13

Changed command: (checks daily for updates)

# Uncomment the following line to change how often to auto-update (in days).
export UPDATE_ZSH_DAYS=1

Another possibility is to use the provided upgrade function, which one may call at any time using upgrade_oh_my_zsh_custom. There shouldn't be any difference with the automatic operation. Also, a convenient alias that calls the OhMyZsh update function omz update and then upgrade_oh_my_zsh_custom, called upgrade_oh_my_zsh_all, is available as well.

Quiet mode

To turn off the "Upgrading custom plugins" message (for example, if you're using Powerlevel10k's instant prompt), add this to your ~/.zshrc file:

# Uncomment the following line to change how often to auto-update (in days).
# export UPDATE_ZSH_DAYS=13
ZSH_CUSTOM_AUTOUPDATE_QUIET=true