Getting started with zsh on a Mac Terminal

Summary

This article walks through every step to start coding in zsh from scratch using a Macbook. It also includes instructions to install new zsh theme and useful plugins. Additionally, it also shows how to install miniconda.

Target Audience

For Mac users who haven’t written code in shell. Or perhaps you have never used a macbook before and could not find the penguin icon in Ubuntu machines.

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Outline

1. Open terminal
2. Change default shell to zsh (Z shell)
3. Install Oh My Zsh
4. Configure zsh theme
5. Install zsh-autosuggestions and zsh-syntax-highlighting plugins
6. (bonus) Install anaconda
7. (bonus) Install Homebrew and neofetch

The hardest part of coding is getting started. When I first started, I felt I was hacking my own computer. I did not feel confident at all. I hope this article can at least help one reader gain confidence in taking the first step to writing code in shell.

1. Open terminal

Click on this icon to open terminal.