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Uninstalling

zflash only touches the files listed in Configuration files. Removing it takes a few steps.

1. Remove the bootstrap lines from ~/.zshrc:

# zflash plugin manager
source $HOME/.local/share/zflash/zflash/zflash.zsh
zflash boot $HOME/.config/zflash/plugins.zsh

If you moved your rc files into the spec, add source lines for them back to .zshrc (and a compinit, which zflash was running for you).

2. Open a new shell to confirm it starts without zflash.

3. Delete zflash's data, cache and (optionally) your spec:

rm -rf ~/.local/share/zflash        # zflash itself (one-line install) and all plugin clones
rm -rf ~/.cache/zflash              # init, manifest, completion dumps, logs
rm -rf ~/.config/zflash             # your spec: keep it if you might come back

If you set ZFLASH_HOME, ZFLASH_CACHE or installed from a checkout, delete those directories instead.

4. Optional cleanup:

  • Remove the compiled copies of your own files: rm ~/.zsh/*.zwc (adjust to where your files are).
  • Remove ~/.cache/oh-my-zsh if you used oh-my-zsh through zflash.
  • If you added setopt no_global_rcs to ~/.zshenv, remove it to re-enable /etc/zshrc and /etc/zprofile.