.dotfiles

This is my personal repo for my dotfiles. Current configs:

• .zshrc ZSH config
• .vimrc VIM config
• .tmux.conf TMUX config
• .tmux.scripts/ TMUX scripts for automating project workspaces

Management

My .zshrc file contains the alias dotfiles for managing the GIT repo from the $HOME directory (it assumes the dotfiles repo has been cloned to $HOME/.dotfiles). Thus, you can use the following syntax in your $HOME directory:

dotfiles status
dotfiles commit
dotfiles push
dotfiles checkout -b 'new-branch'
# etc

Setup

As long as you have access to Github, setup should be painless:

1. Clone the repo to your $HOME/.dotfiles directory

git clone --bare git@github.com:jesseflorig/dotfiles.git $HOME/.dotfiles

2. Checkout the config files from your local repo to your $HOME directory

/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME checkout

3. Set your shell to user your config file

source .bashrc # If using Bash (coming soon)
source .zshrc  # If using ZSH

Workflow

Useful aliases:

• src Reloads the ZSH config file
• zrc Open the ZSH config file for editing
• vrc Open the VIM config file for editing

Todo

• Finish Setup instructions
• Create a .bashrc branch for the networks I don't have access to ZSH
• Figure out VIM and ZSH plugin backup/install workflow
• Fix config file nomenclature (~ vs $HOME, etc.)
• Use $EDITOR instead of hardcoding an editor
• Add more initial provisioning automation (like Brew/Yum install)

Inspiration

This thread started it all. durdn took the amazing suggestion from StreakyCobra and wrote this great article.