iTerm2 + Oh-My-Zsh + PowerLevel10k

Do you want your terminal to look sleek and modern? Follow this guide to configure your macOS terminal with iTerm2, Oh-My-Zsh, and the PowerLevel10k theme.

Install iTerm2

We will use brew to install iTerm2.

brew cask install iterm2

Installing Oh-My-Zsh

Prerequisites

You need to have a zsh-shell installed in your system. To check which zsh version you have, type the following command:

zsh --version

You should see something like:

zsh 5.7.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin19.0)

If you don't have zsh installed, you can install it on your Mac:

brew install zsh
chsh -s /usr/local/bin/zsh

Install Oh-My-Zsh

You can install Oh-My-Zsh using curl:

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

Installing PowerLevel10k

Clone the theme repository:

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/powerlevel10k

Open .zshrc for editing: nano ~/.zshrc

Update the theme:

ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"

Save and exit, then run source ~/.zshrc for changes to take effect.

Quit and reopen iTerm2.

Configure PowerLevel10k

When you reopen iTerm2, you should be taken directly to the screen for configuring PowerLevel10k. If the interactive configuration doesn't show up, type p10k configure to bring up the wizard.

Note: PowerLevel10k requires the Meslo Nerd Font patch, so be sure to accept when prompted.

Navigate through the interactive window and select the options based on your preference.