Terminal + ZSH

A collection of console terminals in serveral operation systems.

No need to remember commands using AI

I’m using Claude Code, if you use another Coding CLI service, modify the codes. Insert below codes in .bashrc or .zshrc and then source ~/.zshrc:

1claude_execute() {
2  emulate -L zsh
3  setopt NO_GLOB
4  local query="$*"
5  local prompt="You are a command line expert. The user wants to run a command but they don't know how. Here is what they asked: ${query}. Return ONLY the exact shell command needed. Do not prepend with an explanation, no markdown, no code blocks - just return the raw command you think will solve their query."
6  local cmd
7  # use Claude Code
8  cmd=$(claude --dangerously-skip-permissions --disallowedTools "Bash(*)" --model default -p "$prompt" --output-format text | tr -d '\000-\037' | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
9  if [[ -z "$cmd" ]]; then
10    echo "claude_execute: No command found"
11    return 1
12  fi
13  echo -e "$ \033[0;36m$cmd\033[0m"
14  eval "$cmd"
15}
16alias ask="noglob claude_execute"

1# Usage
2ask "List all conda env in this computer"

Useful shortcuts with texts in the terminal

Only for macOS (Windows/Linux isn’t checked yet)

1Ctrl+A # go to the beginning of line
2Ctrl+E # go to the end of line
3Ctrl+R # search prompt history
4Option+Left # back one word
5Option+Right # forward one word
6Ctrl+U # remove the entire line containing the cursor
7Ctrl+K # delete from cursor to end of line
8Crtl+W # delete a word backward (left of cursor)
9Alt+D # delete a word forward (right of cursor)

Terminals

Windows

Install cmder (drop-down by Ctr + \) and I use this personal setting files.

👉 Note: WSL on Windows

Linux

Download guake terminal

Install Zsh, check the previous section.

MacOS

👉 Using iTerms2. Download its settings.

Remember the last command lines for each project

Zsh

(MacOS) Install Homebrew first.

👉 Note: WSL on Windows

Install Zsh + oh-my-zsh

On MacOS, Zsh is already installed and default.

1# check is installed
2zsh --version

1# install (linux)
2sudo apt install zsh
3
4# install (macos - integrated)

1# make zsh default bash
2chsh -s $(which zsh) # log out & log in

1# check
2echo $SHELL # /bin/zsh  or similar

Install oh-my-zsh.

Plugins

Install below plugins (using oh-my-zsh way) first:

zsh-autosuggestions

zsh-syntax-highlighting

After installing plugins, put them in ~/.zshrc

1plugins=(git docker docker-compose zsh-syntax-highlighting dnf npm)
2# for me
3# plugins=(git docker docker-compose npm ruby python emoji)

spaceship-prompt theme

Install using oh-my-zsh way: check here:

Set ZSH_THEME="spaceship" in your .zshrc.

Fonts

Install font Source Code Pro:

Install wget and fontconfig first using brew

1brew install wget
2brew install fontconfig

Follow instruction here (step 1-4). If some folders don't exist, create them!

Install Source Code Pro for Powerline and then

1fc-cache -f -v

Powerline font,

1sudo apt-get install fonts-powerline

In terminal, choose the corresponding installed fonts.

Add alias to ~/.zshrc (search "alias" to find the place to put).

Display execution time below to command

The following tip will display the execution time of a command. This can be useful, especially when you execute the same command multiple times and need to know when the last command was executed.

1# Push below in .zshrc
2preexec () {
3  local TIME=`date +"[%H:%M:%S] "`
4  local zero='%([BSUbfksu]|([FK]|){*})'
5  local PROMPTLEN=${#${(S%%)PROMPT//$~zero/}}
6  echo "\033[1A\033[$(($(echo -n $1 | wc -m)+$PROMPTLEN))C $fg[blue]${TIME}$reset_color"
7}

Other plugins

fzf -- search in terminal. (Use: fzf)

1claude_execute() { 2 emulate -L zsh 3 setopt NO_GLOB 4 local query="$*" 5 local prompt="You are a command line expert. The user wants to run a command but they don't know how. Here is what they asked: ${query}. Return ONLY the exact shell command needed. Do not prepend with an explanation, no markdown, no code blocks - just return the raw command you think will solve their query." 6 local cmd 7 # use Claude Code 8 cmd=$(claude --dangerously-skip-permissions --disallowedTools "Bash(*)" --model default -p "$prompt" --output-format text | tr -d '\000-\037' | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//') 9 if [[ -z "$cmd" ]]; then 10 echo "claude_execute: No command found" 11 return 1 12 fi 13 echo -e "$ \033[0;36m$cmd\033[0m" 14 eval "$cmd" 15} 16alias ask="noglob claude_execute"

1Ctrl+A # go to the beginning of line 2Ctrl+E # go to the end of line 3Ctrl+R # search prompt history 4Option+Left # back one word 5Option+Right # forward one word 6Ctrl+U # remove the entire line containing the cursor 7Ctrl+K # delete from cursor to end of line 8Crtl+W # delete a word backward (left of cursor) 9Alt+D # delete a word forward (right of cursor)

1# Push below in .zshrc 2preexec () { 3 local TIME=`date +"[%H:%M:%S] "` 4 local zero='%([BSUbfksu]|([FK]|){*})' 5 local PROMPTLEN=${#${(S%%)PROMPT//$~zero/}} 6 echo "\033[1A\033[$(($(echo -n $1 | wc -m)+$PROMPTLEN))C $fg[blue]${TIME}$reset_color" 7}