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- [Set A Window To Its Default Zoom Level](mac/set-a-window-to-its-default-zoom-level.md)
- [Specify App When Opening From Command Line](mac/specify-app-when-opening-from-command-line.md)
- [Start Amphetamine Session With AppleScript](mac/start-amphetamine-session-with-applescript.md)
- [Use A Different Font With iTerm2](mac/use-a-different-font-with-iterm2.md)
- [Use Default Screenshot Shortcuts With CleanShot X](mac/use-default-screenshot-shortcuts-with-cleanshot-x.md)
- [View All Windows Of The Current App](mac/view-all-windows-of-the-current-app.md)
- [Write System Clipboard To A File](mac/write-system-clipboard-to-a-file.md)

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# Use A Different Font With iTerm2
I wanted to give [`gh-dash`](https://github.com/dlvhdr/gh-dash) a try, but
after installing and opening it up, I was seeing a bunch of `?` characters
where specialized font icons were missing. Their README recommended installing
a [`Nerd Font`](https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts) that includes those
icons, such as [`Fira Code`](https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode).
I was able to install `font-fira-code-nerd-font` with homebrew:
```bash
$ brew install font-fira-code-nerd-font
```
Then to get iTerm2 to start using that font, I had to change the font setting
for my current profile.
Under the _iTerm2_ menu is _Settings..._. From there, I clicked the _Profiles_
section. For the _Default_ profile, I went to the _Text_ tab and under _Font_ I
selected _FireCode Nerd Font Mono_ from the dropdown.
That won't take effect on any current iTerm2 windows. Since I have everything
running through `tmux`, I could close my current window, open a new one
(`Cmd+N`), and reconnect to my existing `tmux` session. Now when I run `gh
dash`, I see all the font icons that were missing before.