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I am new to using macs. I was using the bash shell, but recently tried switching to using iTerm2 and zsh. Originally, it looked the way I wanted, but something changed and reformatted my shell.

Basically I want my user prompt when it opens to look like this... I want to go back to the original iterm2 and zsh defaults

https://draculatheme.com/iterm/

Instead of the -> , my terminal has Username@PCname: ~%

Edit

ECHO $SHELL gives 

/bin/bash

more /etc/shells outputs: 

List of acceptable shells for chpass(1).
Ftpd will not allow users to connect who are not using
one of these shells.

/bin/bash
/bin/csh
/bin/ksh
/bin/sh
/bin/tcsh
/bin/zsh
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  • Would adding PROMPT='%F{magenta}->' to your .zshrc work for you?
    – fd0
    Commented May 3, 2017 at 16:09
  • Didn't work. Can I start over? E.g. start from the bash shell that comes with the terminal , uninstall iterm and zsh and then reinstall?
    – user6754289
    Commented May 3, 2017 at 17:10
  • Reinstalling won't delete any config files like .zshrc etc
    – nohillside ♦
    Commented May 3, 2017 at 22:23

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Reset to default
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It looks like your shell is currently set to bash.

From the iTerm2 profiles menu select open profiles. Now you can either create a new profile or modify the default. If you click edit profile this will bring up a preferences window. On this configuration window you can set the "Command" to /bin/zsh.

Hope that works for you.

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  • If you create a new profile you'll need to set it as default or access it from the Profile menu. Otherwise a solid answer.
    – Todd Dabney
    Commented May 4, 2017 at 7:10

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