

You can integrate zsh into iTerm2 to increase productivity. Most software engineers prefer i Term2 over the default terminal that ships with macOS as a result of its cool features. ITerm2 is a replacement for terminal and the successor to iTerm. If you get an error, run xcode-select -r to reset xcode-select. Open your terminal and run the command: xcode-select -install

Homebrew is a free and open-source software package management system that simplifies the installation of software on Apple’s macOS.īefore installing Homebrew, we need to install the CLI tools for Xcode. Setting up the dependencies to create a beautiful terminal.

Well, since you’re here already, let’s kick-start this. This is a no-brainer, and after this, you’ll ponder the reason for not discovering ZSH earlier. In this walk-through, we will configure iTerm2 with ZSH and its dependencies. Z shell (Zsh) is a Unix shell built on top of bash (the default shell for macOS) with a large number of improvements. You want to go out of the ordinary, to add life to the boring terminal and improve your productivity. Sometimes, using the default terminal sucks.
