My terminal setup on macOS Sonoma 14.0

on development, terminal, and osx by Anirvan Mandal

Introduction

The default terminal on macOS looks outdated and lacks modern features. iTerm2 is a better alternative because it comes with customisable features and enhances functionality.

Prerequisites

We need to install homebrew and zsh before proceeding. Skip this step if it’s already installed on your machine.

Install Homebrew

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

You can use homebrew to now install zsh

brew install zsh

Installation

You can now use homebrew to install iTerm2

brew install --cask iterm2

Oh-my-zsh

Install the oh-my-zsh framework to manage plugins & themes for your terminal

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

Configuring themes

Oh my Zsh comes with over 100 bundled themes. You can choose a theme of your liking from here I personally use p10k. Head over to the link for documentation on how to install and use the theme.

Plugins

There are over 300+ plugins available with oh-my-zsh. Take a look at the wiki for more details. Plugins I use

plugins=(aliases brew colored-man-pages copyfile copypath gh git golang heroku macos nvm npm rails ruby rvm zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting web-search)

Changing iTerm color scheme

https://www.iterm2material.design/

Conclusion

There are many more themes, plugins & settings to play with to make your terminal unique.