Hyper Setup

Hyper is an Electron-based terminal built on HTML/CSS/JS. I like how few configuration changes I need to start working. Credits to @cesarmcferreira for this neat setup.

To install, simply run the following in your terminal:

brew install hyper

After installing, open Hyper and use it for the rest of the setup.

Theme

hyper snazzy is an elegant Hyper theme with bright colors: https://github.com/sindresorhus/hyper-snazzy

You’ll need to install the Pure prompt first before proceeding.

hyper install hyper-snazzy

Shell

Zsh

Since macOS Catalina, Zsh has been adopted as the default shell, replacing Bash. So there’s no need to manually install Zsh anymore. If you’re not sure, run echo "$SHELL" in your terminal. You should get /bin/zsh as a response.

Zsh Framework

Oh My Zsh is an open-source, community-driven framework for managing your Zsh configuration: http://ohmyz.sh/

Installation:

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Prompt

Pure is a pretty, minimal, and fast Zsh prompt: https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure

But you’ll need Node installed first:

brew install node

Then, to install:

npm install --global pure-prompt

And add this to the end of your ~/.zshrc:

# .zshrc
autoload -U promptinit; promptinit
prompt pure

FAQ

What is a .zshrc file? Basically, it’s a Z shell resource file that contains your configuration.

How do I edit / access the .zshrc file?

Your .zshrc file is in your home directory. To open it, use your default text editor:

open ~/.zshrc

Big Sur Issue: After installing Brew, I get a "command not found"

Simply open your .zshrc file and add this:

export PATH=/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH

Zsh Plugins

Zsh autosuggestions

zsh-autosuggestions is a Fish-like, fast, unobtrusive auto-suggestion plugin for Zsh. It suggests commands as you type, based on your command history.

Installation:

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

Search for the plugins line inside ~/.zshrc and add the plugin to the list of plugins for Oh My Zsh to load

plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions)

Zsh Syntax Highlighting

zsh-syntax-highlighting is a Fish shell-like syntax highlighting plugin for Zsh.

Installation:

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

Then again, search for the plugins line inside ~/.zshrc and add the plugin to the list of plugins for Oh My Zsh to load

plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting)

You need to source your config

source ~/.zshrc