---
name: "zplug-install"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "zplug"
version: "2.4.2-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zplug-install"
---

# zplug-install(1)

Install packages in parallel

## NAME

zplug-install - Install packages in parallel

## SYNOPSIS

```
zplug install ["username/reponame"]
```

```
The word ´package´ refers to the string in the format: "username/reponame".
```

## DESCRIPTION

Install the package that has not yet been installed, even though it is described in the file.

## OPTIONS

**(None)**

no options

## EXAMPLES

Install all not-installed packages:

```
$ zplug install
```

Install a particular package verbosely:

```
$ zplug install ´some_author/some_repo´
Installing...        some_author/some_repo
Installed!           some_author/some_repo (2.59s)
 ==> Installation finished successfully!
 zplug: total wall-time 2.664253 sec.
```

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

*ZPLUG\_THREADS*

The maximum number of threads zplug should use when installing/updating. The default value is 16.

*ZPLUG\_PROTOCOL*

Defaults to HTTPS. Valid options for $ZPLUG\_PROTOCOL are HTTPS or SSH. Unless you have a specific reason, you should use the HTTPS protocol. For more information, see also Which remote URL should I use? - GitHub Help

## SEE ALSO

**[zplug(1)](/zplug/1.md)**

## FURTHER DOCUMENTATION

See the references in official wiki page to get started using zplug. The wiki may perhaps be overwhelming for first-time users.

## AUTHORS

zplug was originally written by Masaki Ishiyama (a.k.a @b4b4r07). Many people have contributed to it.

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Masaki Ishiyama

MIT License

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to the zplug issues