# Terminal and Bash - Tips & Tricks

DevFeed: [Terminal and Bash - Tips & Tricks](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/terminal-and-bash-tips-tricks-31865.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.metachris.dev/2024/01/terminal-and-bash-tips-tricks/>)

Author: Chris Hager

Published: 2024-01-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Chris Hager](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chris-hager.md>)

Topics: [Terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terminal.md>), [Shell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shell.md>), [Bash](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bash.md>), [Scripting, bash](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scripting-bash.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [dotfiles](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dotfiles.md>)

Tags: [aliases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aliases.md>), [bash](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bash.md>), [iterm2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iterm2.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [setup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/setup.md>), [shell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shell.md>), [terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terminal.md>), [tips](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tips.md>), [tricks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tricks.md>)

## AI overview

A collection of practical notes and tips for setting up and using iTerm2 and Bash on macOS. It covers terminal navigation, profiles, panes and tabs, Bash as the default shell, dotfiles, shell history, fuzzy search, aliases, and helper functions.

## Source excerpt

A collection of notes, tips and tricks about how I setup and use my terminal (iTerm2) and shell (Bash). Perhaps you find some of it useful or interesting for your own setup.