Hands-On Mac 20: Install Mac Fonts on Terminal




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Summary: <p>Here's how to use Homebrew and the Terminal command line to quickly install fonts.<br>Leo likes to use Fish, but you can use Bash as well.</p><ul> <li>If you haven't already, install and update Brew and its cask feature.</li> <li>Then type the following into the Terminal command line:</li> <li>brew update</li> <li>brew tap homebrew/cask</li> <li>brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts</li> <li>brew search font-</li> <li>brew search font- | less</li> <li>brew search nerd-font | less</li> <li>brew cask install font-fira-code</li> <li>brew cask install font-daddytimemono-nerd-font</li> <li>for $font in (brew search nerd-font) ; brew cask install $font ; end</li> <li>And then go get a cup of coffee!</li> </ul><p>Here's some more information on installing fonts from the command line: <a href="https://corgibytes.com/blog/2020/01/29/install-fonts-on-your-mac-from-the-command-line-with-homebrew/" target="_blank">https://corgibytes.com/blog/2020/01/29/install-fonts-on-your-mac-from-the-command-line-with-homebrew/</a></p> <p>Leo Laporte gives you helpful tips to get the most from your Mac every week on Hands-On Mac!</p> <p><strong>Host:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-mac">https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-mac</a></p> <p>Discuss episodes in the <a href="https://www.twit.community/c/Conversations-about-our-shows/HOM/75" target="_blank">TWiT Community</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://LastPass.com/twit">LastPass.com/twit</a></li> </ul>