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Pre-built binaries

Pre-built binaries are available for Linux (x86_64) and macOS (Apple Silicon). Download, extract, and move the binary onto your PATH.
1

Download and install

curl -Lo zeal.tar.gz https://github.com/aryanjha256/zeal/releases/latest/download/zeal-x86_64-linux.tar.gz
tar xzf zeal.tar.gz
sudo mv zeal-x86_64-linux /usr/local/bin/zeal
2

Verify the installation

zeal --version
You should see output like zeal 0.1.0.

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Build from source

Building from source requires Zig 0.16 or later.
1

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/aryanjha256/zeal.git
cd zeal
2

Build the optimized binary

zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseFast
This produces a ~5 MB static binary at zig-out/bin/zeal.
3

Install the binary

sudo cp zig-out/bin/zeal /usr/local/bin/
4

Verify the installation

zeal --version

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Shell completions

Completions are bundled in the repository under completions/. After installing Zeal, copy the file for your shell.
If you installed from a pre-built binary, clone the repository first to get the completions directory, or download the archive from the Releases page.
sudo cp completions/zeal.bash /etc/bash_completion.d/zeal
Reload your shell or run source /etc/bash_completion.d/zeal to activate immediately.

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