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majiayu000 (@majiayu000) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Manage Zellij Installation by majiayu000

Name: Manage Zellij Installation
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

File contents

Prerequisites

macOS or Linux
curl installed
tar installed

Installation

1. Ensure ~/.local/bin exists and is in PATH

mkdir -p ~/.local/bin

Add to ~/.bashrc if not already present:

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

Then reload:

source ~/.bashrc

2. Download and install Zellij binary

Determine OS and architecture, then download the appropriate release from https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases

For macOS (Apple Silicon):

curl -L https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases/latest/download/zellij-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz -o /tmp/zellij.tar.gz

For macOS (Intel):

curl -L https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases/latest/download/zellij-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz -o /tmp/zellij.tar.gz

For Linux (x86_64):

curl -L https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases/latest/download/zellij-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz -o /tmp/zellij.tar.gz

For Linux (aarch64):

curl -L https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases/latest/download/zellij-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz -o /tmp/zellij.tar.gz

3. Extract and install

tar -xvf /tmp/zellij.tar.gz -C /tmp
chmod +x /tmp/zellij
mv /tmp/zellij ~/.local/bin/
rm /tmp/zellij.tar.gz

4. Configure Zellij

Create config directory and dump default configuration:

mkdir -p ~/.config/zellij
zellij setup --dump-config > ~/.config/zellij/config.kdl

5. Set locked mode as default

Edit ~/.config/zellij/config.kdl and ensure this line is present (uncommented) near the top:

default_mode "locked"

Verify

zellij --version

Confirm config exists:

cat ~/.config/zellij/config.kdl | grep default_mode

Update

Download the latest release (repeat step 2 from Installation with the new version)
Extract and replace the binary:

tar -xvf /tmp/zellij.tar.gz -C /tmp
chmod +x /tmp/zellij
mv /tmp/zellij ~/.local/bin/
rm /tmp/zellij.tar.gz

Check releases at: https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases

Uninstall

Remove the binary:

rm ~/.local/bin/zellij

Remove configuration:

rm -rf ~/.config/zellij

Remove cache and data (if any):

rm -rf ~/.cache/zellij
rm -rf ~/.local/share/zellij

---name: manage-zellij-installationdescription: Installs and configures Zellij terminal multiplexer from GitHub releases. Use when setting up Zellij for terminal workspace management.--- ## Prerequisites - macOS or Linux - curl installed - tar installed ## Installation ### 1. Ensure ~/.local/bin exists and is in PATH ```bash mkdir -p ~/.local/bin ``` Add to `~/.bashrc` if not already present: ```bash export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" ``` Then reload: ```bash source ~/.bashrc ``` ### 2. Download and install Zellij binary Determine OS and architecture, then download the appropriate release from https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases **For macOS (Apple Silicon):** ```bash curl -L https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases/latest/download/zellij-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz -o /tmp/zellij.tar.gz ``` **For macOS (Intel):** ```bash curl -L https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases/latest/download/zellij-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz -o /tmp/zellij.tar.gz ``` **For Linux (x86_64):** ```bash curl -L https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases/latest/download/zellij-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz -o /tmp/zellij.tar.gz ``` **For Linux (aarch64):** ```bash curl -L https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases/latest/download/zellij-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz -o /tmp/zellij.tar.gz ``` ### 3. Extract and install ```bash tar -xvf /tmp/zellij.tar.gz -C /tmp chmod +x /tmp/zellij mv /tmp/zellij ~/.local/bin/ rm /tmp/zellij.tar.gz ``` ### 4. Configure Zellij Create config directory and dump default configuration: ```bash mkdir -p ~/.config/zellij zellij setup --dump-config > ~/.config/zellij/config.kdl ``` ### 5. Set locked mode as default Edit `~/.config/zellij/config.kdl` and ensure this line is present (uncommented) near the top: ```kdl default_mode "locked" ``` ## Verify ```bash zellij --version ``` Confirm config exists: ```bash cat ~/.config/zellij/config.kdl | grep default_mode ``` ## Update 1. Download the latest release (repeat step 2 from Installation with the new version) 2. Extract and replace the binary: ```bash tar -xvf /tmp/zellij.tar.gz -C /tmp chmod +x /tmp/zellij mv /tmp/zellij ~/.local/bin/ rm /tmp/zellij.tar.gz ``` Check releases at: https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/releases ## Uninstall 1. Remove the binary: ```bash rm ~/.local/bin/zellij ``` 2. Remove configuration: ```bash rm -rf ~/.config/zellij ``` 3. Remove cache and data (if any): ```bash rm -rf ~/.cache/zellij rm -rf ~/.local/share/zellij ```

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