iTerm2 + (fish-shell + advance) for macOS

last updated 2020-01-14

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I used zsh + YADR + iTerm2 and now using fish-shell + iTerm2

fish-shell has pretty good plugin system. I guess it's kind of next generation of zsh. also autocomplete is pretty good.

enjoy!

This article is for MacOS user

Install iTerm2

iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for macOS that does amazing things. - official sites copyright

• go to the link the below

• download iTerm2

iTerm2 - macOS Terminal Replacement

Install fish shell

fish is a smart and user-friendly command line shell for Linux, macOS, and the rest of the family. - official sites copyright

• install fish shell via brew

$ brew install fish

fish shell

wait. you don't have *brew ? go get brew

Install oh-my-fish

The Fishshell Framework Oh My Fish provides core infrastructure to allow you to install packages which extend or modify the look of your shell. It's fast, extensible and easy to use.

$ curl -L https://get.oh-my.fish | fish

GitHub - oh-my-fish/oh-my-fish: The Fish Shell FrameworkGitHub

Integration fish shell with iTerm2

• open terminal and run this script

curl -L https://iterm2.com/shell_integration/fish \
-o ~/.iterm2_shell_integration.fish

• Add this to the end of ~/.config/fish/config.fish

source ~/.iterm2_shell_integration.fish

your ~/.config/fish/config.fish must be like this

source ~/.iterm2_shell_integration.fish

Integration fish shell with zsh

install bass

omf install bass

modify config.fish

vi ~/.config/fish/config.fish

# add this 
bass source ~/.zprofile

• add set ${VAR_NAME} ${VALUE}

Install bobthefish + fonts

install nerd-font

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
brew install --cask font-hack-nerd-font

GitHub - ryanoasis/nerd-fonts: Iconic font aggregator, collection, & patcher. 3,600+ icons, 50+ patched fonts: Hack, Source Code Pro, more. Glyph collections: Font Awesome, Material Design Icons, Octicons, & moreGitHub

install bobfish

bobthefish is opensource for optimize theme

GitHub - oh-my-fish/theme-bobthefish: A Powerline-style, Git-aware fish theme optimized for awesome.GitHub

omf install bobthefish

iTem2 configuration

font configuration

• open iTerm2

• go to Preference of iTerm2

• click *Profiles -> *Text

• select *Hack Nerd Font of Font section

Color configuration

• click *Colors

• click *Color Presets

• select *solarized dark

• modify *Minimum Contrast to 40%

General configuration

• click *General

• click *Command type of Command section

• input 'fish' in 'Send text at start'

• click *Edit... button of Working Directory of General tab

• select *Reuse previous sessions's directory of 'Working Directory for new Split Panes' section

done!

Useful Plugins

fish-nvm

nvm for fish-shell

there are two nvm system for fish shell

• fisher base - https://github.com/jorgebucaran/nvm.fish

• oh-my-fish base - https://github.com/FabioAntunes/fish-nvm

I would like to recommend 'oh-my-fish' base

omf install https://github.com/FabioAntunes/fish-nvm
omf install https://github.com/edc/bass

GitHub - FabioAntunes/fish-nvm: nvm wrapper for fish-shellGitHub

plugin-git

git command alias plugin

$ omf install https://github.com/jhillyerd/plugin-git

GitHub - jhillyerd/plugin-git: Git plugin for Oh My Fish (similar to oh-my-zsh git)GitHub

Reference

oh my fish - functions

Tutorial — fish-shell 3.3.1 documentation

Display git branch in prompt without bobfish

Git Fish PromptMedium

Contributor

This article has been written, corrected, and improved with multiple collective intelligences.

contributor names

• lugi

I want to say special thanks to 'lugi', who kindly introduced me to the fish-shell.

Tips

environment variable must define in .zprofile