Complete Starship Prompt commands reference — 14 commands across 3 categories. Quick reference cheat sheet for Windows & Mac.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| starship init zsh | Enable in Zsh |
| starship init bash | Enable in Bash |
| starship init fish | source | Enable in Fish |
| starship preset -l | List presets |
| starship preset nerd-font-symbols -o ~/.config/starship.toml | Apply a preset |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| starship config | Edit config |
| starship print-config | Print computed config |
| starship toggle rust | Toggle a module |
| starship module git_branch | Render one module |
| starship completions zsh | Shell completions |
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| starship explain | Explain prompt |
| starship timings | Module timings |
| starship bug-report | Bug report |
| starship --version | Version |
The most essential Starship Prompt commands are: starship init zsh (Enable in Zsh), starship init bash (Enable in Bash), starship init fish | source (Enable in Fish). These cover the most frequent actions and can significantly speed up your workflow.
Starship Prompt has 14 commands across 3 categories on shortcut-tools.com.
Run these commands in any terminal after installing Starship Prompt. The init line goes in your shell's startup file; everything else works directly from the prompt.
The Starship Prompt command for enable in zsh is starship init zsh.
Starship Prompt includes 5 Setup commands, including starship init zsh (Enable in Zsh) and starship init bash (Enable in Bash). See the full list in the Setup section above.
Print the Starship Prompt cheat sheet and keep it next to your keyboard for the first week, then switch to active recall: cover the answer column and quiz yourself until each one is automatic.
Yes — use My Stack to combine Starship Prompt commands with any other platform on this site into one printable reference, which is useful if your daily workflow spans several tools.
The starship CLI itself is identical everywhere — only the init line differs per shell (zsh, bash, fish, PowerShell…). Everything else, from presets to timings, works the same on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Open your assistant with this page preloaded as the source — great for follow-up questions like "which of these work in other apps?"