Want your terminal to display information about GIT? If the answer is YES, let's get to it.

Check if Zsh is installed

Every new Mac uses the Z shell (Zsh) by default, but if it is not available to your system install it using Homebrew.

echo $SHELL

Expected result of the echo $SHELL command : /bin/zsh

Install zsh using Homebrew(if it is not installed):

brew install zsh

# Set zsh as your default shell
chsh -s $(which zsh)

Install Oh My Zsh

Open terminal, run the command

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

Modify your Oh My Zsh settings

The configuration file for zsh is called .zshrc and lives in your home folder (~/.zshrc).

locate that file and open it

open ~/.zshrc

Modify your Plugins

Add plugins to your shell by adding the name of the plugin to the plugin array in the ~/.zshrc file. Separate the names of plugins with a space

plugins=(git)

Change your Theme

Changing theme is as simple as changing a string in your configuration file. The default theme is robbyrussell. Just change that value to the change theme, and don't forget to .

ZSH_THEME=pygmalion

Apply your changes

To apply the changes you have made to the theme or plugins you need to either

1. start a new shell instance

2. reload the configuration for the current shell

#reload configuration
source ~/.zshrc

Install fonts:

You must select a font in the Terminal Preferences, under Profiles, for your zsh theme to display properly

Most Zsh themes use the powerline fonts, so let's install them.

** Install powerline fonts **

# clone
git clone https://github.com/powerline/fonts.git --depth=1
# install
cd fonts
./install.sh
# clean-up a bit
cd ..
rm -rf fonts

Change Font in the Mac OS X Terminal

Image of Terminal without font

• Open Terminal, then navigate to Terminal Preferences > Profiles > Font , then click the Change button.

• Select Ubuntu Mono derivative Powerline and set the font size to your liking.

• Close preferences, and quit Terminal.

Expected Result: Image of Terminal with font

Change Font for Terminal in Visual Studio Code?

Image of Terminal in Visual Studio Code without font

Open settings.json in VSCode

Press command + shift + p in your VSCode window. Then, search for settings.json and open it.

Add this line to the settings.json :

{
  "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.osx": "zsh",
  "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "Ubuntu Mono derivative Powerline",
  "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 12
}

Image of Terminal in Visual Studio Code with font