Setup a beautiful Mac Terminal

1. Install iterm2 – https://iterm2.com/

Check if default terminal shell is -zsh

echo $0

if it’s not, set it via Homebrew

brew install zsh

and change the shell

chsh -s $(which zsh)

2. Install a color scheme from https://iterm2colorschemes.com/ and import it via the iterm2 Preferences (Profiles | Default | Colors | Color presets… | Import…)

 

3. Install Oh My ZSH! – https://ohmyz.sh/

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

4. Install Powerlevel10k theme for Zsh – https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/powerlevel10k

update the -zsh config

nvim ~/.zshrc

change the theme

ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"

reload the configuration and follow the on-screen configuration wizard

source ~/.zshrc

5. Enable syntax highlighting – https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git
echo "source ${(q-)PWD}/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh" >> ${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zshrc

6. Enable autosuggestions – https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

update the -zsh config

nvim ~/.zshrc

enable the plugin

plugins=( 
# other plugins...
zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting
)

reload the configuration

source ~/.zshrc

7. Enhance directory listing with Color LS – https://github.com/athityakumar/colorls

sudo gem install colorls

create an alias for the ls command by updating the -zsh config

nvim ~/.zshrc

at the very bottom of the file, on a new line, enter the following:

alias ls='colorls'
9 Decembrie 2023