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starship-init:tldr:007b1
starship-init: Append the `starship` integration code to `~/.bashrc`.
$ starship init ${bash} >> ${~--bashrc}
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The command starship init ${bash} >> ${~--bashrc}
initiates the configuration process for the Starship prompt and appends the resulting configuration to the end of the bashrc
file.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
starship init
: This is the command to initialize the configuration for the Starship prompt.${bash}
: This is a placeholder representing the shell for which the configuration is being initialized. In this case, it seems to be expecting the value of thebash
environment variable.>>
: This is the append operator in Bash. It appends the output of the preceding command to the file specified.${~--bashrc}
: This is another placeholder representing the file where the configuration should be appended.${~--bashrc}
seems to be using some sort of string manipulation to modify the value of thebashrc
environment variable before using it as the file name.
However, it's worth noting that the usage of ${bash}
and ${~--bashrc}
is not typical or standard in Bash scripting. It's possible that these are placeholders intended to be replaced with actual values. Without further context, it's difficult to provide a more accurate explanation.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.