default-ice

Summary

default-ice adds a zinit default-ice subcommand that sets persistent default ices applied automatically to all subsequent zinit invocations, reducing repetition when loading groups of plugins with shared options.

Details

• Problem it solves: When loading multiple plugins that all need the same ices (e.g., lucid from"gh-r"), you’d have to repeat those ices on every call. default-ice lets you declare them once.

• New subcommand: zinit default-ice with options:

  • ice1'value1' ice2'value2' … — set the given ices as defaults
  • --show / -s — display the currently active default ices
  • --clear / -c — reset all default ices
  • --get / -g — return current ices in the $Reply hash
  • --quiet / -q — suppress output
  • --stats / -t — show statistics

• Limitation: The wait'' ice cannot be set as a default via this subcommand.

• Install:

  zinit light zdharma-continuum/zinit-annex-default-ice

Examples

# Set defaults once, then load multiple plugins without repeating ices
zinit default-ice lucid from"gh-r"

zinit wait for \
    sbin        junegunn/fzf-bin \
    sbin"**/pk" peco/peco

# Show what defaults are active
zinit default-ice --show

# Clear defaults when done
zinit default-ice --clear

Caveats / Common Mistakes

• wait'' cannot be made a default ice — it must be specified per plugin.
• Default ices persist for all subsequent zinit calls in the session or until --clear is run; clear them explicitly after a batch load to avoid unintended effects.