Terminal

• Change the font to 14pt Source Code Pro Lite. If you haven't install it already, Source Code Pro can be downloaded from here.

Next we'll set up the customise the default OSX Terminal app, normally refered t =o as bash.

Bash (OSX Default Terminal)

Bash Profile

Keyboard Shortcuts

By default, OSX Yosemite comes with some very useful keyboard shortcuts:

• go to the beginning of the line crtl + a
• go to the end of the line ctrl + e
• move one word at a time alt + right/left arrow

Auto Complete From History

A very useful feature you can add to you Terminal is the ability to autocomplete the command from the command history. In order to do this, you must modify the ~/.bash_profile file.

• Open Terminal and run subl ~/.bash_profile
• Append the following key bindings:

  # make bash autocomplete with up arrow/down arrow
  bind '"\e[A":history-search-backward'
  bind '"\e[B":history-search-forward'
  

• close and reopen the Terminal. Now you can start writing the command, then press the up arrow and you'll search through the commands you alrady used.

Reference: https://lcoppa.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/autocomplete-command-line-from-history-in-os-x-terminal/

Git Repository Color Theme

When working at a project that uses git for version control, it is very useful to know the current branch you're working on and weather or not you the latest changes are committed. In order to display this information, we'll modify the ~/.bash_profile file:

• Open Terminal app and run subl ~/.bash_profile
• Add the contents of this gist at the end of the file.
• Restart the Terminal and navigate to a git repository folder.

Colour Themes

Tomorrow

• Download the required files from here. *Note: link might be outdated so please write to me and I will amend it.
• Open OSX Terminal Preferences (cmd + ,) > Profiles > Settings > Import and choose the .terminal file downloaded.
• Make Tomorrow the default theme
  • Choose the Tomorrow theme from the Profile list and click the Default button.
• Make Terminal window semi-transparent
  • Select Tomorrow theme from Profile list.
  • Choose Window tab.
  • From the Background section, click on Colour & Effects.
  • Set the Opacity option to 85%
  • Close the Preferences windows & restart the app.

Piperita

Total Terminal

Total Terminal is a Terminal add on which adds the ability to ...

• Download the Total Terminal dmg file from the official website.
• Install the add on.
• Preferences
  • Set Position to Right-Stretch
  • Set Screen option to Screen with Mouse Cursor
  • Set Pin shortcut to ctrl+shift+`
  • Enable Tabs option Allow switching via CMD+
  • Enable Show on all Spaces
  • Enable Animation options Slide Window and Fade Window

Window Groups

Set specific Terminal tabs for every project.