# Use Intel architecture terminal shell on Apple Silicon Macs💻

To use the Intel-based terminal on an Apple Silicon Mac, we need Rosetta, to install using the command given below to install Rosetta on your Mac:

### Install Rosetta

```bash
softwareupdate --install-rosetta
```

Now, that Rosetta is installed on your Mac, you can execute any command on your Mac terminal through the Intel architecture using the prefix `arch -x86_64`. To check out which architecture you're currently using type the following command on your terminal

```bash
arch
```

After typing the above command your terminal might have returned the value `arm64` which means that you are currently using Apple Silicon-based terminal as such.

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Now, If you wish to use the Intel architecture only once you can use the `arch -x86_64` followed by the command you wish to execute for example

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### Use the Intel architecture terminal

Now, If you wish to completely use the terminal on Intel architecture without needing to type the prefix `arch -x86_64` all the time for every command, we can simply log in to the Intel terminal through the command:

```bash
arch -x86_64 $SHELL --login
```

To confirm whether you are successfully logged in to the Intel architecture terminal, you just need to type the `arch` command again and if it returns `i386` then congratulations you've successfully made your Apple Silicon Mac run the Intel architecture terminal🎉

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