Setup a simple and elegant terminal on macOS

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Setup a simple & elegant terminal on macOS

1. (optional) install Homebrew on you mac

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
   

2. Install Alacritty terminal emulator

   brew install --cask alacritty
   

3. Install a Nerd Font (for example try this FiraCode Nerd Font)

4. Install starship prompt

   1. To install via brew

      brew install starship
      

   2. Add the following to the end of ~/.zshrc (create one if you don't have in your home directory)

      eval "$(starship init zsh)"
      

5. Add Alacritty config file to customize look of Alacritty

   mkdir -p .config/alacritty/
   cd .config/alacritty/
   touch alacritty.yml
   

6. Add the following inside the alacritty.yml file

   
   window:
     opacity: 0.85
     padding:
       x: 18
       y: 16
     dynamic_padding: false
     decorations: buttonless
   
   font:
     normal:
       family: "FiraCode Nerd Font Mono"
       style: Regular
     size: 14.0
   
   

7. Restart Alacritty to see all the changes