Terminal Setup
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https://blog.shanbhag.me/My-terminal-iTerm2-Oh-my-Zsh-with-PowerLevel10k/

iTerm2 + Oh my Zsh + PowerLevel10k

Oct 04, 2019 / 3 mins to read (407 words)

Oh My Zsh is an open-source, community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration.

Sounds boring. Let’s try again.

Oh My Zsh will not make you a 10x developer…but you may feel like one.

 

Please note the installation procedure is meant for macOS.

Table of Contents

  1. Oh My Zsh

    1. Install zsh using Homebrew
    2. Install Oh My Zsh

  2. iTerm2

    1. Install iTerm2
    2. Set zsh as the default terminal environment

  3. Powerlevel10k

    1. Install Powerlevel10k
    2. Configure Powerlevel10k Theme

  4. Plugins (Optional, Good to have!)

    1. Clone/Install plugins
    2. Activate the plugins

Oh My Zsh

Install zsh using Homebrew

If you haven’t installed homebrew yet, install it by pasting the below lines in your terminal.

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Now, Install zsh using the following command:

brew install zsh

 

brew_install_zsh

 

Install Oh My Zsh

Install oh-my-zsh using the following command:

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

iTerm2

Install iTerm2

brew cask install iterm2

Or, Download and install iterm2 from the official website – iterm2. Then, In Finder drag and drop the iTerm Application file into the Applications folder.

Set zsh as the default terminal environment

  • Go to iTerm2 preferences.
  • Head to Profiles -> General.
  • Paste /bin/zsh in the Command textbox and restart iTerm2.

 

iterm2_set_default_terminal

 

Installation Problems?
You might need to modify your PATH in ~/.zshrc if you’re not able to find some commands after switching to oh-my-zsh.

Powerlevel10k

Reconfigure

Powerlevel10k is a theme for ZSH. This screencast shows how it can be configured via its built-in configuration wizard.

To run the wizard, type p9k_configure. After asking a few questions it will write your personalized prompt configuration to ~/.p10k.zsh and append a line to your ~/.zshrc that sources the new config. To try another style, run p9k_configure again.

To try different prompt styles without making any changes to your config, set ZDOTDIR before running p9k_configure:

ZDOTDIR="$(mktemp -d)" p9k_configure

 

Install Powerlevel10k

  • Install Powerlevel10k using the following command

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

  • Then you need to enable it, change the value of ZSH_THEME to following in ~/.zshrc file :

    ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"

Configure Powerlevel10k Theme

  • Restart iTerm2. On Restart Powerlevel10k Configurator will show up, choose preferred UI options. Finish the wizard.
  • Make sure iTerm2 → Preferences → Profiles → Text has set Font to MesloLGS NF.

 

Configure_Powerlevel10k_Theme

 

Plugins (Optional, Good to have!)

Clone/Install plugins

  • zsh-syntax-highlighting – It enables highlighting of commands whilst they are typed at a zsh prompt into an interactive terminal. This helps in reviewing commands before running them, particularly in catching syntax errors.

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

  • zsh-autosuggestions – It suggests commands as you type based on history and completions.

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

Activate the plugins

  • In

    ~/.zshrc

    file replace the line starting with

    plugins=

    to below line.

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

Some more official plugins – ohmyzsh plugins

That’s it!

This is how my Terminal looks – Let me know if you have any questions. 😉

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