minierparedes / iterm2

.zshrc

Spice up your MacOS Terminal

Written By Utsav

Here are some steps to juice up the boring MacOS terminal using iterm2.

Step 1: Install Homebrew

Run: /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Step 2: Install iTerm2

Run: brew install --cask iterm2

Step 3: setup Profile files

set .zprofile for homebrew Run: 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> /Users/ethancrown/.zprofile

install vscode

add vscode (code) executable path to your .zshrc

Run: echo 'export PATH="/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc

Step 4: Install nvm for nodejs

Run: curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash

Step 5: Install pyenv for python

Run: brew install pyenv

Initialize pyenv in your shell:

Run:

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.pyenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
echo 'eval "$(pyenv init --path)"' >> ~/.zshrc

Step 6: Install git

Run: brew install git

Step 7: Install oh-my-zsh

Run: sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Step 8: Install fonts

Download & Install: SourceCodePro+PowerLine+AwesomeRegular

Step 9: Install theme

Run: git clone https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/powerlevel10k

10: Open VSCode from the Terminal

open vscode's command pallet and type in:

shell command: install code

Set theme on .zshrc: ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"

Step 11: Update iterm2 preferences

Create new profile, make it default, delete default profile

Set colors to newly created itermcolors files

Set font to SourceCode+PowerLine+AwesomeRegular

Step 12: Configure Power Level 10K

Re-launch iterm2 and follow prompts

Step 13: Enable suggestions

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

Add plugin to .zshrc file: plugins=(zsh-autosuggestions)

Step 14: Configure Vs Code

Update terminal.integrated.fontFamily setting to 'SourceCodePro+PowerLine+AwesomeRegular'

Step 15: Install gitui

GitUI provides you with the comfort of a git GUI but right in your terminal Download & Install: gitui