Terminal General preferences Use General preferences in Terminal to set up the default window settings and the type of shell that’s used when a new window is opened in Terminal. To open this pane, choose Terminal > Preferences, then click General.
Open Terminal for me
On startup, open
Choose the initial window configuration.
New window with profile: Select “New window with profile,” click the pop-up menu, then choose a profile.
Window group: Select “Window group,” click the pop-up menu, then choose a group.
Shells open with
Choose the shell that’s used when a new window opens.
Default login shell: The login shell set up for your user account. The default login shell is Bash.
Command (complete path): To use a different shell, enter the path to the shell.
New windows open with
Choose the profile and working directory for new windows.
Default Profile: Opens a window with the default profile.
Same Profile: Opens a window with the profile used by the active window.
Default Working Directory: Opens a window with the home directory set up for your user account.
Same Working Directory: Opens a window with the working directory used by the active window.
New tabs open with
Choose the profile and working directory for new tabs.
Default Profile: Opens a tab with the default profile.
Same Profile: Opens a tab with the profile used by the active tab.
Default Working Directory: Opens a tab with the home directory set up for your user account.
Same Working Directory: Opens a tab with the working directory used by the active tab.
Pointer
To increase visibility of the pointer, select “Use high-contrast I beam.”
