#How to open mac terminal commands pro#

The default behavior leaves all windows open. This generally means that if you caused the process to quit, the tab or window will simply disappear, but if some failure caused it to end, it will remain so you can diagnose the problem. The Shell section has an option for When the shell exits: which I would suggest setting to Close if the shell exited cleanly. Settings include values like working directory, process name and profile name. Under Profiles/ Window and Tab, you can configure titles to help you better identify them at a glance.

#How to open mac terminal commands pro#

All of these settings can be configured, but Pro is a much better place to start, as most command-line tools assume a similar theme. From now on, new terminal windows should use the Pro theme which has a more traditional light-on-dark theme with a slight translucency. Under that, select Pro for New window with profile and, under the Profiles tab, select Pro and click Default. While the Mac terminal is very good, its default settings profile is not. Note: I will be using the same keyboard shortcut conventions I introduced in the previous blog, such as ⌃ to mean the control (or ctrl) key. Whereas the first post focused on more generally applicable advice, this one will focus more on the command-line environment.

This is the second part in a series about configuring and using a Mac. Advice for new Mac Users (Part 2) - The Terminal