How do I invoke Zsh and skip .zshrc or .zshenv?

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How do I invoke Zsh interactively while asking it to not process .zshrc?

Possible duplicate of Start zsh with a custom zshrc – jesse_b Oct 19 '19 at 20:55 — jesse_b, Oct 19 '19 at 20:55

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 20 '19 at 08:46

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Try using:

zsh --no-rcs

The --no-rcs option disables the RCS shell option in zsh. This prevents the shell from reading any other startup file than /etc/zshenv (this file can not be ignored).

edited Oct 20 '19 at 08:46

Kusalananda

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answered Oct 19 '19 at 20:57

Ole Tange

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How do I invoke Zsh and skip .zshrc or .zshenv?

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