Configure iTerm2 and Zsh

To configure the environments as below:

• Oh My Zsh
• Powerline font
• agnoster theme
• Zsh extensions
  • zsh-syntax-highlighting
  • zsh-autosuggestions

Install Oh My Zsh

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
# Or
sh -c "$(wget https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh -O -)"

Set Theme

Open ~/.zhsrc, set ZSH_THEME as agnoster.

• Official Website: https://ohmyz.sh/
• Github: https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh

Set iTerm2 Colors

Open iTerm2 and open its Preferences... or press ⌘ + ,, follow the path Profiles > Open Profiles > Edit Profiles > Colors and select a color.

Install & Set Powerline font

Install

git clone https://github.com/powerline/fonts.git --depth=1
cd fonts
./install.sh

Set

From Profiles > Open Profiles > Edit Profiles > Text of iTerm2’s preferences, set font as Powerline.

Set Transparency & Background

From Profiles > Open Profiles > Edit Profiles > Window of iTerm2’s preferences, set transparency and background.

Install Zsh Extensions

1. Install from official website.

   git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting
   git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

   $ZSH_CUSTOM is ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom.

2. Open ~/.zshrc, find plugins and change it.

   # Which plugins would you like to load?
   # Standard plugins can be found in $ZSH/plugins/
   # Custom plugins may be added to $ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/
   # Example format: plugins=(rails git textmate ruby lighthouse)
   # Add wisely, as too many plugins slow down shell startup.
   plugins=(git zsh-syntax-highlighting zsh-autosuggestions)

3. Activate

   source ~/.zshrc

References

• https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3Uh3CwZwxko8tiB1yEYj7Q