Remove all zsh configuration and setup - #5
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Drop zsh entirely from the dotfiles repo: delete zsh/.zshrc, remove the configure_zsh and configure_login_shell steps from install-codespaces.sh, delete the login-shell bats test, drop the zsh wording from the README, and remove the zsh assertions from the CI integration job. Codespaces now keep the image default login shell (bash) instead of switching to zsh. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
Removes all zsh-specific dotfiles and Codespaces setup so new Codespaces sessions use the container image’s default shell (bash) rather than forcing zsh.
Changes:
- Deleted zsh configuration (
zsh/.zshrc) and removed the corresponding setup steps frominstall-codespaces.sh. - Removed the login-shell-changing test (
tests/configure_login_shell.bats) and dropped the README note aboutsudo chsh. - Simplified CI integration assertions by removing zsh/login-shell checks.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
zsh/.zshrc |
Deleted the zsh configuration file. |
tests/configure_login_shell.bats |
Deleted tests that only validated the removed login-shell switching behavior. |
README.md |
Removed documentation claiming Codespaces setup switches the login shell to zsh. |
install-codespaces.sh |
Removed zsh setup and login-shell mutation steps; keeps apt/uv/git config steps. |
.github/workflows/ci.yml |
Removed zsh/login-shell assertions from the integration job. |
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…ADME - bats job: skip gracefully when no .bats tests exist (tests/ is now empty, so a fresh checkout has no tests/ dir and 'bats tests/' failed). - integration job: capture the login shell before and after install.sh and assert it is unchanged, validating the PR's intent without hardcoding a shell. - README: update the integration job description to match the new assertions. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
# Conflicts: # README.md # install-codespaces.sh
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Why
The dotfiles repo went out of its way to configure zsh during Codespaces setup: it installed a
.zshrc, symlinked it, and forced the login shell to zsh viasudo chsh. We no longer want zsh, so this rips out all of that machinery and lets Codespaces use the image default shell (bash).What changed
zsh/.zshrcand thezsh/directory (aliases dropped, not migrated).install-codespaces.sh— removed theconfigure_zsh()andconfigure_login_shell()functions plus theirrun_stepcalls. Remaining steps: apt packages, uv, git config.tests/configure_login_shell.bats— deleted, as it only covered the now-removed login-shell switch.README.md— dropped the sentence about switching the login shell to zsh..github/workflows/ci.yml— removed the integration-job assertions for the zsh login shell and the~/.zshrcsymlink; kept the git config symlink check.Notes
tests/is now empty, so thebatsCI job runs zero tests but still passes. Left the Tests section and CI job in place for future tests.shellcheck(clean) andgrep -rin zsh .(no matches).