Find mac shell

1. How do I find my Mac Terminal shell?
2. What shell Do I have Mac?
3. Is my Mac using bash or zsh?

How do I find my Mac Terminal shell?

In the Terminal app on your Mac, choose Terminal > Settings, then click General. Next to “Shells open with,” select “Command (complete path),” then enter the complete path to the shell you want to use.

What shell Do I have Mac?

Finding your current shell

Starting with macOS Catalina (10.15), Apple set the default shell to the Z shell (zsh). In previous macOS versions, the default was Bash. Each shell supports a configuration file in your macOS Home folder that gets read every time you open a new terminal window (or tab).

Is my Mac using bash or zsh?

Every new Mac uses the Z shell (Zsh) by default, but you can quickly and easily switch the default shell back to Bash. There are several reasons you might want to do this. For example, you may need to be using the bash shell to execute bash scripts on a Mac.