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+# Path to oh-my-zsh installation.
+export ZSH=$HOME/.oh-my-zsh
+
+ZSH_THEME="robbyrussell"
+
+# red dots to be displayed while waiting for completion
+COMPLETION_WAITING_DOTS="true"
+
+plugins=(
+  git
+  node
+  npm
+  osx
+  extract
+  z
+  zsh-autosuggestions
+)
+
+source /usr/local/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
+
+source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
+
+# Useful aliases
+alias zshconfig="vim ~/.zshrc"
+alias ohmyzsh="vim ~/.oh-my-zsh"
+alias vimconfig="vim ~/.vimrc"
+alias update="source ~/.zshrc"