/what-terminal-is-diego-using

How I like to set up my terminal 👨‍💻

What terminal is Diego using

How my terminal looks

I use iTerm as a replacement for the default Mac terminal, and install it via homebrew brew install --cask iterm2.

I configure it as such:

  • Minimal UI: iTerm > Preferences > Appearance > General > Minimal
  • Solarised dark theme, patched. Double click on the downloaded file, and then iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > Colors > Load presets > select the theme
  • Natural syntax selection: the default way terminals treat word selection doesn't sit well with my habits, so I enable the "natural" one: iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > Keys > Key mappings > Presets... > Natural Text Editing > Apply (and replace)
  • Oh my zsh, for configuring zsh: sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
  • PowerLevel10k as a prompt theme: git clone https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/powerlevel10k. After installing it, I swap the theme in ~/.zshrc with ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k". When opening a new iTerm window the configuration wizard will start, but if it doesn't it can be triggered by p10k configure. I mostly use the standard/recommended config
  • I use a few zsh plugins (add them as a new line in ~/.zshrc > plugins=()). Here's my current ones: git, zsh-syntax-highlighting, zsh-autosuggestions, zsh-history-substring-search, z, sudo, macos, you-should-use

Bonus: I have a repo for my main config files, like zshrc and the homebrew packages.

Window profiles

I use a mix of a main, central window where I do most things, and a few floating accessory ones dedicated to specific tasks (eg one for the iOS repo at the place I work at, one for running a docker image, and so on).

Multiple terminal windows

Main window

  • iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > Default > Window > 130 coloumns, 30 rows
  • iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > Default > Window > Style > Top of screen
  • iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > Default > Window > Force this profile to open in a new window
  • iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > Default > Window > Space > Space 1

Accessories, an example

  • iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > iOS > General > Shortcut key > ⌃⌘i
  • iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > iOS > General > Directory > something like ~/Developer/ios
  • iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > iOS > Window > 120 coloumns, 25 rows
  • iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > Default > Window > Style > Normal
  • iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > Default > Window > Force this profile to open in a new window
  • iTerm > Preferences > Profiles > Default > Window > Custom window title > eg iOS