> You can make the terminal start instantaneously instead of it taking several seconds. You can fix that properly in two steps: 1. Create a symlink to your pr

> You can make the terminal start instantaneously instead of it taking several seconds. You can fix that properly in two steps: 1. Create a symlink to your preferred shell. E.g. `sudo ln -s /bin/bash /usr/bin/bash` 2. In Terminal Preferences, use /usr/bin/bash as your shell, instead of the default login shell. To confirm that you've fixed the problem: - Open a new terminal window. - "Last login" should NOT be displayed. - Hit Command+I to show the inspector. The command should read: login -pfq username /usr/bin/bash. The -q switch on /bin/login is what speeds things up. (.hushlogin does not solve the problem) In order to get Terminal to pass the -q switch to /bin/login you have to use a non-standard shell, hence the symlink.