Convenient terminal setup for mac

iTerm.md

iTerm + OMZ + Plugins

1. Install Brew:

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

2. Install iTerm2 with Brew:

   brew install --cask iterm2

   And then change iTerm2 preferences:

   • iTerm2 Preferences -> Profiles -> Keys -> Key Mappings -> Open Presets... and select Natural Text Editing.
   • iTerm2 Preferences -> Profiles -> Window -> Set Columns to 150 (or so).
   • iTerm2 Preferences -> Profiles -> Colors -> Open Color Presets... and choose the one you like.

3. Install Oh My Zsh:

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

4. Install plugins:

   • zsh-syntax-highlighting

     brew install zsh-syntax-highlighting
     echo 'source /opt/homebrew/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh' >> ~/.zshrc

   • zsh-autosuggestions

     brew install zsh-autosuggestions
     echo 'source /opt/homebrew/share/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh' >> ~/.zshrc

   • zsh-history-substring-search

     brew install zsh-history-substring-search
     echo 'source /opt/homebrew/share/zsh-history-substring-search/zsh-history-substring-search.zsh' >> ~/.zshrc

   • zsh-completions

     brew install zsh-completions
     
     cat >> ~/.zshrc << EOF
     
     if type brew &>/dev/null; then
       FPATH=$(brew --prefix)/share/zsh-completions:$FPATH
     
       autoload -Uz compinit
       compinit
     fi
     EOF

5. Install Powerlevel10k:

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

   And then set ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k" in ~/.zshrc.

6. Finish configuring Powerlevel10k and use.