Customize terminal appearance
Profiles let several hosts share terminal colors and font settings.
Use a profile to choose a terminal color scheme and a readable font size.
From the Host List, open the three-dot menu.
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From the Host List, open the three-dot menu.
Choose Profiles. Profiles let you reuse terminal appearance settings across hosts.
Tap the plus button and name the new profile something memorable. I'll use 'Readable' in this example.
Under Color Scheme, select Solarized Dark. Terminal colors are independent of the app's light or dark theme.
Set Font Size to a font size that is comfortable on your screen.
Tap Save, then return to the Host List.
Edit the host you want to customize, choose Readable under Profile, and save the host.
The next session for the host will use the colors and font size you chose.
Step by step
- Open Profiles
Choose Profiles. Profiles let you reuse terminal appearance settings across hosts.
Watch this step - Create a profile
Tap the plus button and name the new profile something memorable. I'll use 'Readable' in this example.
Watch this step - Choose a color scheme
Under Color Scheme, select Solarized Dark. Terminal colors are independent of the app's light or dark theme.
Watch this step - Choose a font size
Set Font Size to a font size that is comfortable on your screen.
Watch this step - Save the profile
Tap Save, then return to the Host List.
Watch this step - Assign the profile to a host
Edit the host you want to customize, choose Readable under Profile, and save the host.
Watch this step - Open the terminal
The next session for the host will use the colors and font size you chose.
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