It reduces key strokes and makes developers more efficient. To speed up commands on the terminal, we always need aliases. Say goodbye to boring white text by installing it using: git clone $/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlightingĪfter installing custom plugins, we can enable them by adding it to the list of plugins to load in $HOME/.zshrc: Zsh-syntax-highlighting - This plugin adds colour to the commands you are typing. To install: git clone $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions This is especially useful when you cannot remember an exact command or you have a long command that you wish to modify. This plugin helps to autosuggest commands you’ve previously used before and you can accept the suggestion using the → key. Zsh-autosuggestions - We issue hundreds of commands on the command line everyday. The power of oh my zsh comes from all the plugins that can be added to your shell experience. To configure p10k to achieve the look above, run the following in iTerm2 and follow through the install wizard to customize to your own liking: p10k configure Oh My Zsh Plugins To install it, we’ll use brew once again (there are many other install options listed on the git repo): brew install romkatv/powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k echo "source $(brew -prefix)/opt/powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme" >~/.zshrc (Yes, I know there are many themes out there but I highly highly highly recommend this one!) It is super easy to setup and super sexy to have on your terminal with nice fonts and icons. To install oh my zsh, run the following in iTerm2: sh -c "$(curl -fsSL )" It’s absolutely essential to any developer as it contains hundreds of plugins and themes to configure your zsh. There’s a reason why oh my zsh has 147k stars. You must be wondering - “Hey, I’ve installed iTerm2 but it’s nowhere as sexy as yours, David.” Fret not my child, here’s what you install next. To install, run the following in the Terminal: brew install -cask iterm2įrom this point onwards, iTerm2 will replace the Terminal application forever. I don’t know about you but the right-hand side terminal looks so much more sexy visually, let alone the usage of it. Left: Terminal Right: iTerm2 (Images by Author)