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ZSH script ordering

The following scripts run in order for the setup of a zsh shell.

  1. .zshenv is always sourced
  2. .zprofile runs for login shells
  3. .zshrc only runs in interactive shells. Only include setup for interactive shells here

  4. .zlogin runs for login shells. Much like .zprofile, but the shell can be considered fully set up

  5. .zlogout runs to teardown anything set up in .zlogin

Login shells

A login shell is either that initially logged into or accessed with ssh. A notable exception therefore are terminal sessions launched through the terminal apps in any UI session. For my usage, I find this to be inconvenient, so I will look for and enable a setting to launch these terminal sessions as login shells.