can't use/type anything in mac terminal

I have been have this issue since 2024 i have tried force quitting my terminal tried restarting and even updated macOS it still it doesn't respond and only shows this and am unable to type anything in it also , i have the same account in my macbook air and it seems to run fine in that so i don't know what the issue is

Mac mini

Posted on Mar 2, 2025 5:22 PM

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Mar 2, 2025 5:39 PM in response to -265

Exit Terminal app, open Finder app, press Command-Shift-Space toggle to show hidden files, navigate into your local Library folder:

/Users/{name}/Library/Preferences

and use Finder to rename the file com.apple.Terminal.plist to com.apple.Terminal.plist-save, and try Terminal app again.


It’s also possible one of your login scripts is messed up, but those don’t usually show up as a login command error.

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