coloritermterminal
NeoVim recently added support for True Color mode in terminals that support it. I've tried both Terminal 2.5.3 (343.7) and iTerm 2.1.1, and neither one can display more than 256 colors by default.
This is a script used for testing terminal color capability. When I run it, the 3-byte color mode section at the bottom is just black and green, indicating that support is absent.
Is there a way to enable True Color mode in any OS X Terminal application?
I recommend Solarized if you're looking for a fully-realized lower contrast pastel(-ish) colour scheme. Setting files for iTerm are included in the package.
I have this in my bash_profile:
# Change the terminal theme when SSH to remote
function tabc() {
NAME=$1; if [ -z "$NAME" ]; then NAME="Default"; fi
osascript -e "tell application \"Terminal\" to set current settings of front window to settings set \"$NAME\""
}
# Change the terminal color when remote
function ssh {
tabc "Hiltmon-Remote"
/usr/bin/ssh "$@"
tabc "Hiltmon"
}
It uses Applescript (which you don't want) to change the terminal profile. Replace the Hiltmon and Hiltmon-Remote with your own color scheme names. When you use the ssh command, the macro changes the shell theme, then runs ssh. When you exit the remote session, it changes it back. Very cool!
I tried using the shell color escape sequences like \[\e[36m\] and \[\e[0m\] but the remote session can and does reset them. This works great for me.
Best Answer
True color mode is enabled by default in iTerm 3.0+.
The default MacOS Terminal.app is still limited to a 256 color palette.