Show HN: A super fast(est), staged zsh plugin manager (github.com/arastu/zflash)

Category: cli-tool

Tags: zsh, plugin-manager, startup-performance, shell, dotfiles

Score: 6.8/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

zflash is a zsh plugin manager that compiles a declarative spec into a single byte-compiled init file, staging plugin loading before and after the first prompt for minimal startup time. It also inlines the output of `tool init zsh` commands at build time, avoiding per-shell forks, and caches compinit. The project is notable for its rigorous benchmarking and detailed documentation.

Target audience: zsh users, developers, devops engineers, power users

Repository: https://github.com/arastu/zflash · Shell · MIT · 17 stars

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