Terminal Style Guide

The Provisionr CLI works great in any terminal, but a well-themed setup makes the experience significantly better—syntax highlighting, git status indicators, and visual clarity all improve your workflow.

This is designed for users that are using a fresh installation of a Terminal. If you have already customized your terminal, you can skip this documentation page. Some instructions will override your existing configuration.We do not provide support for terminal applications on your computer and these are simply getting started tips for popular industry tools.

Quick Reference

Not sure which to pick? Here’s the TL;DR:

If you want…	Choose
Fast, modern, just works	Ghostty
Maximum customization	iTerm2 with Oh My Zsh
Use the built-in terminal	macOS Terminal with Oh My Zsh or Starship
Best Windows experience	Windows Terminal with Oh My Posh
Zero config, AI intelligence, easy	Warp (free account required)

Ghostty

The new hotness from Mitchell Hashimoto (HashiCorp co-founder). GPU-accelerated, native UI, and blazing fast. If you want modern without compromise, start here.

Install Ghostty

macOS (Homebrew)

brew install --cask ghostty

macOS (Direct Download)

Download the latest release from ghostty.org.

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

Download the .deb package from the GitHub releases and install:

sudo dpkg -i ghostty_*.deb

Linux (Arch)

pacman -S ghostty

Linux (Fedora)

sudo dnf install ghostty

Create Your Config

Ghostty uses a simple config file at ~/.config/ghostty/config:

mkdir -p ~/.config/ghostty
touch ~/.config/ghostty/config

Pick a Theme

Add a theme to your config file. Ghostty includes many built-in themes:

theme = catppuccin mocha

Popular options:

catppuccin mocha — Soft, easy on the eyes
dracula — Classic dark theme
tokyonight — Vibrant blues and purples
gruvbox dark — Warm, retro feel
nord — Cool, muted palette

Browse all themes with:

ghostty +list-themes

Set Your Font

Ghostty has excellent font rendering. Set your preferred monospace font:

font-family = "SF Mono"
font-size = 14

Popular choices: Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, or any monospace font installed on your system.

Preview Your Theme

Run the Provisionr CLI to see your theme in action:

prv

iTerm2 with Oh My Zsh

The macOS power-user standard. Deep customization, split panes, and a massive theme ecosystem—paired with Oh My Zsh for a polished shell experience.

Install iTerm2

Homebrew (Recommended)

brew install --cask iterm2

Direct Download

Download from iterm2.com

Import a Color Scheme

iTerm2 has a massive theme ecosystem. Download a theme from iterm2colorschemes.com:

Download a .itermcolors file (try Dracula, Catppuccin, or Tokyo Night)
Open Settings → Profiles → Colors
Click Color Presets… → Import…
Select your downloaded file, then choose it from the presets dropdown

Set Your Font

Choose your preferred monospace font:Settings → Profiles → Text → FontPopular choices: SF Mono, Menlo, Monaco, or any monospace font installed on your system.

Install Oh My Zsh

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

Oh My Zsh comes with great themes out of the box. The default robbyrussell theme works well, or try agnoster, bira, or clean by editing ~/.zshrc:

ZSH_THEME="agnoster"

Preview Your Theme

Run the Provisionr CLI to see your theme in action:

prv

macOS Terminal with Oh My Zsh

Keep the built-in macOS Terminal but upgrade your shell experience. Oh My Zsh adds themes, plugins, and quality-of-life improvements out of the box.

Set Your Font and Colors

Open Terminal → Settings → Profiles

Choose a profile or create a new one
Under Text, select your preferred monospace font (SF Mono, Menlo, or Monaco)
Under Window, pick a background color or import a theme

Download themes from GitHub to find .terminal profile files you can import.

Install Oh My Zsh

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

This installs Oh My Zsh and sets Zsh as your default shell.

Pick a Theme

Oh My Zsh includes many themes. Edit ~/.zshrc and set your theme:

ZSH_THEME="agnoster"

Popular options: robbyrussell (default), agnoster, bira, clean, dst, galloisThen reload:

source ~/.zshrc

Browse all themes at github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Themes.

Preview Your Theme

Run the Provisionr CLI to see your theme in action:

prv

macOS Terminal with Starship

A minimal, blazing-fast prompt written in Rust. If you want a modern prompt without installing Oh My Zsh, Starship is a great choice.

Set Your Font and Colors

Open Terminal → Settings → Profiles

Choose a profile or create a new one
Under Text, select your preferred monospace font (SF Mono, Menlo, or Monaco)
Under Window, pick a background color or import a theme

Download themes from GitHub to find .terminal profile files you can import.

Install Starship

brew install starship

Add to Your Shell Config

Add this line to the end of your ~/.zshrc:

eval "$(starship init zsh)"

Then reload:

source ~/.zshrc

Choose a Preset (Optional)

Starship includes several presets. Apply one with:

starship preset plain-text-symbols -o ~/.config/starship.toml

Available presets:

plain-text-symbols — Works great without special fonts
tokyo-night
gruvbox-rainbow
pure-preset

Browse all presets at starship.rs/presets.

Preview Your Theme

Run the Provisionr CLI to see your theme in action:

prv

Windows Terminal with Oh My Posh

Windows Terminal is a must-have upgrade from the default command prompt. Paired with Oh My Posh, you get a polished, themed shell experience.

Install Windows Terminal

Microsoft Store (Recommended)

Search for “Windows Terminal” in the Microsoft Store, or visit the store page directly.

Winget

winget install Microsoft.WindowsTerminal

Configure Theme and Font

Open Settings (Ctrl + ,) → Open JSON file (bottom left)Add a color scheme to the schemes array:

{
  "name": "Dracula",
  "background": "#282A36",
  "foreground": "#F8F8F2",
  "black": "#21222C",
  "blue": "#BD93F9",
  "cyan": "#8BE9FD",
  "green": "#50FA7B",
  "purple": "#FF79C6",
  "red": "#FF5555",
  "white": "#F8F8F2",
  "yellow": "#F1FA8C",
  "brightBlack": "#6272A4",
  "brightBlue": "#D6ACFF",
  "brightCyan": "#A4FFFF",
  "brightGreen": "#69FF94",
  "brightPurple": "#FF92DF",
  "brightRed": "#FF6E6E",
  "brightWhite": "#FFFFFF",
  "brightYellow": "#FFFFA5"
}

Then set your default profile to use it with your preferred font:

"defaults": {
  "colorScheme": "Dracula",
  "font": {
    "face": "Cascadia Code",
    "size": 11
  }
}

Popular fonts: Cascadia Code (built-in), Consolas, or any monospace font installed on your system.

Install Oh My Posh

winget install JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh -s winget

Add to your PowerShell profile (notepad $PROFILE):

oh-my-posh init pwsh --config "$env:POSH_THEMES_PATH\jandedobbeleer.omp.json" | Invoke-Expression

Browse themes at ohmyposh.dev/docs/themes.

Preview Your Theme

Run the Provisionr CLI to see your theme in action:

prv

Warp Terminal

The fastest path to a beautiful terminal. Warp is a modern, Rust-based terminal with themes and features built in—minimal configuration required.

Download Warp

Visit warp.dev and download the installer for your platform.

Warp is available for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Warp requires creating an account (free tier available).

Install and Launch

Run the installer and open Warp. You’ll be prompted to create an account or sign in.

Pick a Theme and Font

Open Settings (⌘ + , on macOS, Ctrl + , on Windows/Linux) → AppearanceUnder Themes, popular choices that work well with CLI output:

Dracula
One Dark
Tokyo Night
Catppuccin Mocha

Under Text, choose your preferred monospace font from those installed on your system.

Preview Your Theme

Run the Provisionr CLI to see your theme in action:

prv

Warp includes modern features out of the box:

Command completion and suggestions
Searchable command history
Block-based output (select and copy specific command results)

Warp works seamlessly with Zsh, Bash, and Fish. Your existing shell configuration is preserved.

Having Issues?

If colors don’t appear correctly, double-check that you’ve applied the color scheme in your terminal settings and restarted the terminal. Some terminals require a full restart for theme changes to take effect.

Introduction

Commands

Terminal Style Guide

Quick Reference

Ghostty

iTerm2 with Oh My Zsh

macOS Terminal with Oh My Zsh

macOS Terminal with Starship

Windows Terminal with Oh My Posh

Warp Terminal

Having Issues?

​Quick Reference

​Ghostty

​iTerm2 with Oh My Zsh

​macOS Terminal with Oh My Zsh

​macOS Terminal with Starship

​Windows Terminal with Oh My Posh

​Warp Terminal

Having Issues?

Quick Reference

Ghostty

iTerm2 with Oh My Zsh

macOS Terminal with Oh My Zsh

macOS Terminal with Starship

Windows Terminal with Oh My Posh

Warp Terminal