Terminal error zsh

[DotCom2]

I woke up this morning to see this:

"The default interactive shell is now zsh.

To update your account to use zsh, please run `chsh -s /bin/zsh`.

For more details, please visit https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208050"
I have no idea what this means.
I am on latest of macOS Big Sur.
What the heck is it?

 

[DeltaMac]

That's not an error, per se. Just information about the terminal.
the macOS terminal has a new default shell, called "zsh"
You can update your account to use the newer "zsh" shell, if you want. The message tells you how to do that.
It is completely at your option to do that.
That same message also has a link to more information (did you look at the info through that link?)

I am not a terminal expert, by any stretch. I know how to do a few things in the terminal, but I have no need to spend a lot of time in the terminal. I don't know which shell is "better" but there is information about that. Here's just one - https://zshwiki.org/home/why-did-apple-switch-to-zsh/

Bottom line - the various shells that can be used in the terminal don't mean too much to me. I don't really have the interest to find out more. But, there is information, and if you have that need (because you want to do more in the terminal, then you can search out that information to help you move ahead with the terminal.
Or, you can just do what I do - ignore the information about a change in the shell (I just barely use the terminal). But, you can search out more information about terminal, and the various shells that might be used, depending on your needs.

 

[DotCom2]

That's not an error, per se. Just information about the terminal.
the macOS terminal has a new default shell, called "zsh"
You can update your account to use the newer "zsh" shell, if you want. The message tells you how to do that.
It is completely at your option to do that.
That same message also has a link to more information (did you look at the info through that link?)

I am not a terminal expert, by any stretch. I know how to do a few things in the terminal, but I have no need to spend a lot of time in the terminal. I don't know which shell is "better" but there is information about that. Here's just one - https://zshwiki.org/home/why-did-apple-switch-to-zsh/

Bottom line - the various shells that can be used in the terminal don't mean too much to me. I don't really have the interest to find out more. But, there is information, and if you have that need (because you want to do more in the terminal, then you can search out that information to help you move ahead with the terminal.
Or, you can just do what I do - ignore the information about a change in the shell (I just barely use the terminal). But, you can search out more information about terminal, and the various shells that might be used, depending on your needs.

Thank you very much. I have no use for Terminal so I guess I'm good to go! THANKS!

 

[DeltaMac]

Ah, so you were just randomly taking a look inside the terminal?
Command line sometimes comes in handy - even if you think you have no need.
Maybe you can look forward to your next encounter!

 

[DotCom2]

Ah, so you were just randomly taking a look inside the terminal?
Command line sometimes comes in handy - even if you think you have no need.
Maybe you can look forward to your next encounter!

LOL! I wasn't in terminal. It just showed up in my dock when I got up this morning.weird

 

[fivenotrump]

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I am not a terminal expert, by any stretch. I know how to do a few things in the terminal, but I have no need to spend a lot of time in the terminal. I don't know which shell is "better" but there is information about that. Here's just one - https://zshwiki.org/home/why-did-apple-switch-to-zsh/

The cited article is very poorly written and full of errors and inaccuracies: best avoided!

 

[kibepo73]

The Zsh Terminal error is the problem that appears when the Terminal cannot complete the task as it simply can’t access the file. Either the file is locked, the command has been formatted in a wrong way, or even the file permission is insufficient. However, to fix the issue, you can try the below methods:

1. Check Disk Permissions
2. Change the Ownership of the Directory to Solve Zsh Permission Denied
3. Grant Access to the Disk to Terminal if it has No Full Access
4. Use a Sudo Command

Hope this will help!