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iTerm2 + oh my zsh + solarized + Meslo powerline font (OSX)

How to install

iTerm2

  • Download and install iTerm2 (it has better color fidelity than the built in Terminal).

Get the iTerm color settings

Just save it somewhere and open the file(s). The color settings will be imported into iTerm2. Apply them in iTerm through iTerm -> preferences -> profiles -> colors -> load presets. You can create a different profile, other than Default if you wish to do so.

Oh my zsh

More info here: https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh

curl -L https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh | sh

edit ~/.zshrc and set ZSH_THEME="agnoster"

Install a patched font

Open the downloaded font and press "Install Font".

Set this font in iTerm2 (14px is my personal preference) (iTerm -> preferences -> profiles -> text).

  • Regular Font -> "Change Font"
  • Non-ASCII Font -> "Change Font"

Restart iTerm for all changes to take effect.

Shorter prompt style

By default, your prompt will now show “user@hostname” in the prompt. This will make your prompt rather bloated. Optionally set DEFAULT_USER in ~/.zshrc to your regular username (these must match) to hide the “user@hostname” info when you’re logged in as yourself on your local machine. You can be sure of the value by executing whoami in the terminal.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Ansi 0 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.19370138645172119</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.15575926005840302</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.0</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 1 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.14145714044570923</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.10840655118227005</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.81926977634429932</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 10 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.38298487663269043</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.35665956139564514</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.27671992778778076</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 11 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.43850564956665039</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.40717673301696777</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.32436618208885193</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 12 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.51685798168182373</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.50962930917739868</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.44058024883270264</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 13 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.72908437252044678</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.33896297216415405</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.34798634052276611</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 14 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.56363654136657715</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.56485837697982788</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.50599193572998047</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 15 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.86405980587005615</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.95794391632080078</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.98943418264389038</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 2 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.020208755508065224</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.54115492105484009</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.44977453351020813</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 3 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.023484811186790466</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.46751424670219421</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.64746475219726562</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 4 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.78231418132781982</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.46265947818756104</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.12754884362220764</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 5 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.43516635894775391</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.10802463442087173</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.77738940715789795</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 6 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.52502274513244629</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.57082360982894897</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.14679534733295441</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 7 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.79781103134155273</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.89001238346099854</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.91611063480377197</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 8 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.53505516052246094</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.39142724871635437</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.0</real>
</dict>
<key>Ansi 9 Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.073530435562133789</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.21325300633907318</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.74176257848739624</real>
</dict>
<key>Background Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.15170273184776306</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.11783610284328461</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.0</real>
</dict>
<key>Bold Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.56363654136657715</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.56485837697982788</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.50599193572998047</real>
</dict>
<key>Cursor Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.51685798168182373</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.50962930917739868</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.44058024883270264</real>
</dict>
<key>Cursor Text Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.19370138645172119</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.15575926005840302</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.0</real>
</dict>
<key>Foreground Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.51685798168182373</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.50962930917739868</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.44058024883270264</real>
</dict>
<key>Selected Text Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.56363654136657715</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.56485837697982788</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.50599193572998047</real>
</dict>
<key>Selection Color</key>
<dict>
<key>Blue Component</key>
<real>0.19370138645172119</real>
<key>Green Component</key>
<real>0.15575926005840302</real>
<key>Red Component</key>
<real>0.0</real>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
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