I "UPDATE" My Mac Terminal

I recently leveled up my Mac terminal for convenience and fun. Here is how I did it.

Install Homebrew

In your command line, type the following:

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

Add Homebrew To Path

After installing, you will see these prompts at the end tells you how to add homebrew to path:

echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> /Users/[username]/.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

Remember to replace ”[username]” with your actual username.

Install iTerm2

brew install --cask iterm2

Install Git

brew install git

Install Oh My Zsh

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

Install PowerLevel10K Theme for Oh My Zsh

Run this to install PowerLevel10K:

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

Now that it’s installed, open the ”~/.zshrc” file with your preferred editor and change the value of “ZSH_THEME” as shown below:

ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"

To reflect this change on your terminal, restart it or run this command:

source ~/.zshrc

Install Meslo Nerd Font

Install the font by pressing “y” and then quit iTerm2.

Update VSCode Terminal Font (Optional)

Open settings.json and add this line:

"terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "MesloLGS NF"

Don’t forget to add comma in the previous line:)

Configure PowerLevel10K

Restart iTerm2. You should now be seeing the PowerLevel10K configuration process. If you don’t, run the following:

p10k configure

Follow the instructions for the PowerLevel10K configuration to make your terminal fits your own preference.

Increase Terminal Font Size

1. Open iTerm2 preferences
2. Go to Profiles > Text
3. I increase my font size to about 16px

Change iTerm2 Colors to My Custom Theme

1. Open iTerm2
2. Open iTerm2 preferences
3. Go to Profiles > Colors
4. Download Iterm2 Color Schemes
5. Import the downloaded color profile
6. Select the color profile

Install ZSH Plugins

Install zsh-autosuggestions:

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

Install zsh-syntax-highlighting:

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

Open the ”~/.zshrc” file in your desired editor and modify the plugins line to what you see below.

plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting web-search)

Load these new plugins by running:

source ~/.zshrc

I’ll update the plugin section once I find useful ones.