Mac_Terminal

iTerm2 & ZSH on Mac

• Install iTerm2 beta via brew

  • brew install Caskroom/versions/iterm2-beta

• Install solarized dark iTerm colors.

  • wget https://raw.github.com/altercation/solarized/master/iterm2-colors-solarized/Solarized%20Dark.itermcolors
  • iTerm2 → Preferences... → Profiles → Colors → Color Presets... → Import
  • After importing, manually select Solarized Dark from the drop down list.

• Install Oh My ZSH

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

• Edit ~/.zshrc and update:

  • ZSH_THEME="agnoster"
  • DEFAULT_USER="your_username"
  • plugins=(git)

• Install powerline font

  • git clone https://github.com/powerline/fonts.git
  • cd fonts; ./install.sh
  • iTerm2 → Preferences... → Profiles → Text → Change Font → Meslo LG M DZ Regular for Powerline

General usage tip:

• Store code in ~/code. Make Alias on desktop so it's easy to reach via Finder.