At firsts i didn't belive that i can finally bring this beautifull terminal to windows
That's right not only linux users can do stuffs like this 😂
Follow steps to Make your terminal like me 🪶
Scoop is a command-line installer for Windows we need it to install neofetch and other stuffs
Refer to this link: https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop
Run this command in your Powershell after that it will ask you to accept some trust policies
> Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser # Optional: Needed to run a remote script the first time> irm get.scoop.sh | iexNeofetch is a command-line system information Link: https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch
Run this command in your powershell terminal
scoop install neofetchafter installation
Run this command to see your first colored ascii art
neofetchFirst go to this path on your computer
C:\Users\{{Username}}\scoop\apps\neofetch\current
You will see a file named neofetch if you want to apply exactly my ascii art replace the file with one i put in repository Otherwise open it in a editor and search for windows you'll see a ascii windows logo replace it with whatever you want run neofetch again on your terminal to see the applied changes
For more customization options go on this path
C:\Users\No1\.config\neofetch
There is a file named config.conf again if you want my style replace it with the exact name file i put in repository Open it you will see a func named print_info() at first so there are some ready option made there if you want to see them remove # (it's comment syntax ) otherwise any options you dont want to see put # at the first of them to comment them
Run this command to apply changes
neofetch --config C:/Users/{{UserName}/.config\neofetch/config.confNext Step is to download windows terminal prev version from microsoft store !!important only prev version be carefull about that Note: For iranian ( Should Use Vpn to download : ( )
Open the terminal click on the top side bar open settings
open json settings file here :
Do These actions by order :
Download Monfur nerd font or any other nerd font and install it
Monfur font link: https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/download/v3.0.2/Monofur.zip
Link: https://www.nerdfonts.com/
inside profiles ==> lists ==> []
put at the first
{
"adjustIndistinguishableColors": "indexed",
"backgroundImage": "(Your Background Image path if you want)",
"backgroundImageOpacity": 0.2,
"backgroundImageStretchMode": "uniformToFill",
"colorScheme": "Tango Dark",
"commandline": "powershell.exe -NoLogo -NoExit",
"elevate": true,
"experimental.retroTerminalEffect": false,
"font":
{
"face": "Monofur Nerd Font Mono",
"size": 13.0,
"weight": "medium"
},
"guid": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
"hidden": false,
"icon": "(your top icon path if you want)",
"name": "Itz-Amethyst",
"opacity": 80,
"useAcrylic": true
},Save file
Note: Your Default terminal is now powershell and must be !
A prompt theme engine for any shell.
If you want you can refer to this link for installation guide Link: https://ohmyposh.dev/docs/installation/windows
Run this command to install :
scoop install https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/releases/latest/download/oh-my-posh.jsonIt's time to configure you terminal or shell to use oh my posh For this example i used powershell but you can use any other terminals ....
Run this command in your terminal It will ask you to create for the first time so accept it
notepad $PROFILEAnd puth this line inside
oh-my-posh init pwsh | Invoke-Expression
After that run this in your terminal
.$PROFILE🎊 Congratulations 🎊 If everything went well you will see a modern terminal but that's not all !!
It's time to make it like what you want !
Run This command to get all themes
Get-PoshThemesRefer to this site and pick your theme All Themes : https://ohmyposh.dev/docs/themes
Run this to open your profile
notepad $PROFILEput this inside of it !!!! Replace url with theme url refered to link i put
oh-my-posh init pwsh --config '{{Url}}' | Invoke-Expression
Replace {{ThemeName}} with your theme name
oh-my-posh init pwsh --config 'C:\Users\{{YourUsername}\AppData\Local\Programs\oh-my-posh\themes\{{ThemeName}}.omp.json' | Invoke-Expression
run this command to install Terminal-Theme to looks better
Install-Module -Name Terminal-Icons -Repository PSGallery🎈Final Part ! Putting all this together
run this in you terminal
notepad $PROFILEand put these codes inside of it
Import-Module -Name Terminal-Icons
neofetch
It should look like like this at final
Import-Module -Name Terminal-Icons
neofetch
oh-my-posh init pwsh --config 'C:\Users\{{YourUsername}\AppData\Local\Programs\oh-my-posh\themes\{{ThemeName}}.omp.json' | Invoke-Expression
Run this to apply
.$PROFILE
💪🏻 You did it
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🏆 JUST DO IT 🏆
If you want your terminal theme looks like mine download the MyCustom Theme and put it inside themes location inside your computer
C:\Users\{{YourUsername}\AppData\Local\Programs\oh-my-posh\themes\
Run this
notepad$PROFILE
And Replace oh my posh theme with this
oh-my-posh init pwsh --config 'C:\Users\{{YOURUSERNAME}}\AppData\Local\Programs\oh-my-posh\themes\MyCustom.omp.json' | Invoke-Expression
and final
.$PROFILE
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