iterm2-in-10-min.md

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On macOS Big Sur, using iTerm2, oh-my-zsh, nerd-fonts, powerlevel10k, iTerm2-Color-Schemes, and plenty plugins like autojump zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting

iTerm2 Env Setup on Mac in 10 Minutes

{% hint style="info" %} GitHub repo: https://github.com/JingGe/101 {% endhint %}

If you like the following iTerm2 style, you are at the right place. I will show you how to get this setup in 10 min.

Install ohmyzsh

{% hint style="info" %} sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" {% endhint %}

Reference: https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh

Install Homebrew

{% hint style="info" %} /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)" {% endhint %}

Install iTerm2

The simplest way to install iTerm2 is to download and unzip it: https://iterm2.com/downloads.html

Install nerd-fonts

Clone the repo:

{% hint style="info" %} git clone https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts.git {% endhint %}

Switch to the nerd-fonts folder and run:

{% hint style="info" %} ./install.sh {% endhint %}

Install powerlevel10k

just clone the repo to the ohmyzsh themes folder:

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

Config .zshrc

change the theme to powerlevel10k:

{% hint style="info" %} ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k" {% endhint %}

setup the plugins:

{% hint style="info" %} plugins=(git gitignore autojump wd docker zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting) {% endhint %}

Install autojump

{% hint style="info" %} brew install autojump {% endhint %}

After visiting directories, use j -s to check the weights:

Use j <dir> to jump to a directory with highest weight:

Find more by using:

{% hint style="info" %} j -h

jc -h

jco -h {% endhint %}

Install zsh-autosuggestions

{% hint style="info" %} git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions {% endhint %}

Install zsh-syntax-highlighting

{% hint style="info" %} git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting {% endhint %}

Don't forget to call

{% hint style="info" %} source ~/.zshrc {% endhint %}

Configure Powerlevel10k

Now open a new iTerm and follow the wizard to configure the theme, if the wizard is not started automatically, type p10k configure.

Reference: https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k#oh-my-zsh

Clone iTerm2-Color-Schemes

{% hint style="info" %} git clonehttps://github.com/mbadolato/iTerm2-Color-Schemes.git`` {% endhint %}

Go to iTerm->Preferences->Profiles->Colors, you can import color schemes from iTerm2-Color-Schemes/scheme. I personally recommend "Chester".

Go to iTerm->Preferences->Profiles->Text, you can change the font