ohmyzsh: source ~/.zshrc error

hank@AT9474-DLP:~$ --> source ~/.zshrc
-bash: autoload: command not found
-bash: /Users/hank/.oh-my-zsh/oh-my-zsh.sh: line 41: syntax error near unexpected token `('
-bash: /Users/hank/.oh-my-zsh/oh-my-zsh.sh: line 41: `for plugin($plugins); do'

About this issue

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State: closed
Created 5 years ago
Comments: 22 (6 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

@huangjihua, @mcornella There are steps which helped me:

zsh
chsh -s $(which zsh)
Logout from the system and login
Run terminal It works for me now.

+89

akabuda050 on Aug 1, 2019

You should be running zsh instead of bash. Run zsh, and chsh -s $(which zsh) if you want to have zsh as the default shell.

+25

mcornella on Jul 25, 2019

Running zsh v5.8 and having this issue. Have followed all steps listed and can confirm am running zsh. Oh-My-Zsh is not running, and running oh-my-zsh.sh exits with:

/home/ghost/.oh-my-zsh/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh: line 32: syntax error near unexpected token `)'
/home/ghost/.oh-my-zsh/tools/check_for_upgrade.sh: line 32: `() {'
./oh-my-zsh.sh: line 21: autoload: command not found
./oh-my-zsh.sh: line 39: syntax error near unexpected token `('
./oh-my-zsh.sh: line 39: `for plugin ($plugins); do'

Seems to be the same issue, have been unable to troubleshoot. Thoughts?

lordsolomon on Mar 30, 2021

@huangjihua, @mcornella There are steps which helped me:

zsh

chsh -s $(which zsh)

Logout from the system and login

Run terminal It works for me now. It works. Thank you!!

VeggieOrz on Jul 10, 2020

Mac terminal has an option to use other shell rather than default shell. It will cause the same behavior.

Change it from Terminal -> Preference -> General -> Shell open with (Default login shell)

rockie-yang on Nov 21, 2020

@akabuda050 Thank you mate!

athoug on Jan 25, 2020

@akabuda050 Thank you!!!

isabelerau on Nov 3, 2019