MCL Terminal Setup

MCL (Mac Command Launcher) is a terminal utility designed for Mac developers to streamline everyday development tasks. It provides a main menu with shortcuts, helper functions, and aliases to make development faster and more convenient.

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⚠️ Warnings

• Proprietary software: This project is not open source. You are not allowed to modify, redistribute, or sell this code without explicit permission from the author.
• Backup recommended: The installer creates a backup of your current ~/.zshrc file, but manually backing up your configuration is recommended.
• Use at your own risk: The installer modifies your ~/.zshrc and terminal configuration. Ensure you understand what it does before running.

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Features

• Custom aliases for terminal navigation and commands
• MCL main menu with system info and available commands
• checkAndKill <port> — check a port and kill the process if needed
• new — create new files or directories quickly
• addCmd — add custom aliases/commands directly from the terminal
• showCmd — view all available shortcuts and their descriptions

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Recommended Modules / Software

For the best performance, it is recommended to install the following before running the installer:

• Homebrew — package manager for macOS
• Node.js + npm — for JavaScript development
• Deno — required for some MCL commands
• Python 3 — for Python projects
• Visual Studio Code — recommended for customtc alias
• nvm — Node version manager (optional but recommended)

You can install them with:

Install Homebrew

/bin/bash -c “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)”

Install Node.js and npm

brew install node

Install Deno

brew install deno

Install Python 3

brew install python

Install nvm

brew install nvm

MCL installation process

#clone/download the repo git clone https://github.com/YourUsername/MCL-Terminal-Setup.git cd MCL-Terminal-Setup

Make the installer executable

chmod +x install_mcl.sh

run the installer

./install_mcl.sh

reload the terminal

source ~/.zshrc

open MCL

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