ZSH - Pretty, what else is great about it

Zsh is touted as a great alternative to bash and all other shells. The shell has many of the features, if not all of bash but with enhancements. It is better, according to its fans, at globbing, editing commands and menu completion features.

1. What's so great about zsh?
2. How do I make my Mac Terminal beautiful?
3. What is zsh on Mac terminal?
4. What is Powerlevel10k?
5. Is zsh or bash better?
6. Is fish better than zsh?
7. How do you make iTerm2 pretty?
8. How do you get an amazing terminal?
9. Where is Bash_profile on Mac?
10. Should I use zsh on Mac?
11. Why did Apple switch to zsh?
12. What does zsh stand for?

What's so great about zsh?

It adds a right-aligned info box, integration with git and command history, incredible customization, and wraps it all up in a slick interface based on the powerline plugin for vim. You'll want to use iTerm on macOS, or any terminal with 24-bit color, to get the most out of powerlevel9k (or any ZSH theme, really).

How do I make my Mac Terminal beautiful?

1. 5 Steps to a Beautiful Terminal That You'll Love Using. Let's give your command line a makeover. ...
2. The Terminal: Setting Up Hyper. ...
3. The Shell: Setting Up Zsh. ...
4. The Prompt: Setting Up the Spaceship Prompt. ...
5. Color It Up With Color LS. ...
6. Add Features With Plugins.

What is zsh on Mac terminal?

Zsh is a shell designed for interactive use, although it is also a powerful scripting language. By default, macOs ships with zsh located in /bin/zsh . Let's install zsh using brew and make iTerm2 use it.

What is Powerlevel10k?

Powerlevel10k is a theme for Zsh. It emphasizes speed, flexibility and out-of-the-box experience.

Is zsh or bash better?

It has many features like Bash but some features of Zsh make it better and improved than Bash, such as spelling correction, cd automation, better theme, and plugin support, etc. Linux users don't need to install the Bash shell because it is installed by default with Linux distribution.

Is fish better than zsh?

Fish, or the “Friendly Interactive Shell,” is the most user-friendly and interactive shell, in my opinion. It is much more customizable than Zsh and Bash. It has a ton of cool features like consistent syntax, nice tab completion and syntax highlighting, is easy to pick up and use, and has excellent runtime help.

How do you make iTerm2 pretty?

How to make iTerm2 pretty

1. On iTerm2 settings under tab Text chose Meslo font.
2. On iTerm setting under tab colors chose color Arthur.
3. On iTerm settings under tab Window put some transparency.

How do you get an amazing terminal?

Summary

1. Make sure you have a reasonable terminal emulator. ...
2. Install a good powerline font like Ubuntu Mono Powerline.
3. Adjust the font face, font size, and color scheme of your terminal emulator to your preferences.
4. Install a good shell. ...
5. Adjust the prompt of your shell to your needs.

Where is Bash_profile on Mac?

There is a hidden file in your Mac's user directory named . bash_profile. This file is loaded before Terminal loads your shell environment and contains all the startup configuration and preferences for your command line interface.

Should I use zsh on Mac?

The Z shell (also known as zsh ) is a Unix shell that is built on top of bash (the default shell for macOS) with additional features. It's recommended to use zsh over bash . It's also highly recommended to install a framework with zsh as it makes dealing with configuration, plugins and themes a lot nicer.

Why did Apple switch to zsh?

Why did apple switch to zsh with Catalina? ... The current v5 bash is under the GPLv3 license that is poison to companies like Apple, so they cannot give you an up-to-date bash with bug fixes. zsh is Not using a GPL license so Apple is free to include an up-to-date copy of zsh. If you want to continue using bash, you can.

What does zsh stand for?

The Z shell (Zsh) is a Unix shell that can be used as an interactive login shell and as a command interpreter for shell scripting. Zsh is an extended Bourne shell with many improvements, including some features of Bash, ksh, and tcsh.