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The default interactive shell is now zsh.

I do have this pop up everyday

Last login: Wed Aug 11 23:19:29 on ttys000




The default interactive shell is now zsh.


To update your account to use zsh, please run `chsh -s /bin/zsh`.


For more details, please visit https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208050.


The link goes to the apple support page but is displayed: The page you're looking for can't be found.



Posted on Aug 11, 2021 9:33 PM

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Posted on Aug 11, 2021 9:44 PM

There's this article which seems to be newer than one you found.


• Use zsh as the default shell on your Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208050


• The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux) — Homebrew

https://brew.sh/


• ZSH - The Z Shell

https://zsh.sourceforge.io/


There are some ideas with a good understanding behind them here.


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Aug 12, 2021 6:58 PM in response to galin_g

You can just ignore that message as it won't affect anything. Or you can enter the command suggested to change the default shell which will prevent this message from appearing when opening the Terminal app in the future.

chsh  -s  /bin/zsh


Press the "Return" key at the end of the line to execute the command.

The default interactive shell is now zsh.

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