macOS Terminal.app tips and tricks

Speed up macOS Terminal.app on startup

Terminal slow at startup? Do this:

$ sudo rm -rf /private/var/log/asl/*.asl

Naming tabs in OS X Terminal.app

If you're using Terminal.app, and tabs, and you are needing to organize tabs by name:

1. Go to tab that you want to name.
2. Command + i.
3. Under the "info" section, enter desired name in the "Tab Title" field.

Color scheme

If using Apple’s Terminal.app, I highly recommend the color scheme Peppermint; here's my terminal settings: