Different ways to open/edit .zshrc file in MacOS terminal || Beginner's Tutorial
In this tutorial, i will show you the 3 different ways to open .zshrc file in MacOS terminal.
a) Opening with Vim editor
b) with Nano editor
c) with TextEdit app
1) Open .zshrc with vim editor:
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VIM allows you to create and edit text files on your Mac. It is wonderful, fast and free.
Few important commands we should know to work with vim:
Type Vim filename
- if file does not exist then file will be created and will be opened in edit mode.
- If exist will be opened for editing.
:q — to quit
:w — write your file (i.e.: save)
:wq — write and quit (save and exit!)
2)Open .zshrc file with Nano editor:
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Type command nano filename
- If file does not exist then it will be created and opened in edit mode.
- Ctrl + X = to save changes
- Press Y to accept changes and then press Enter to exit.
3)Open .zshrc file with TextEdit app:
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Here you can open and edit .zshrc file with TextEdit app. We need to run following command to open .zshrc file.
Open -a TextEdit ~/.zshrc
Then file will be opened in text editor. Then you can easily add/delete content and save file with the help of menu options available in Texteditor app.
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