https://github.com/andyleejordan/dotfiles

🗃️ Dotfiles for everything, everywhere.
https://github.com/andyleejordan/dotfiles

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🗃️ Dotfiles for everything, everywhere.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/andyleejordan/dotfiles
• Owner: andyleejordan
• License: agpl-3.0
• Created: 2012-10-31T21:22:03.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-30T22:19:24.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-26T08:47:31.160Z (12 days ago)
• Language: Shell
• Homepage: https://github.com/andschwa/.emacs.d
• Size: 533 KB
• Stars: 76
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 11
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Andy's dotfiles

Uses Git [subtree][] and submodules to keep my dotfiles in one place

in an elegant manner. With inspiration from [xero][], uses [GNU Stow][]

to symlink files one folder deep to the folder above.

This is the third generation of my [dotfiles][] management system. It is a

weird hobby of mine, but I am not alone! The others hang out at [vcs-home][].

[subtree]: https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/contrib/subtree/git-subtree.txt

[xero]: https://github.com/xero/dotfiles

[GNU Stow]: https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/

[dotfiles]: https://dotfiles.github.io/

[vcs-home]: https://vcs-home.branchable.com/

## Tools

Other tools to install:

- [GNU Emacs](https://github.com/andschwa/.emacs.d): best everything

- [ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep): best grep

- [Git](https://git-scm.com/)): best VCS

- [Solarized](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized): best color theme

## Windows

Yes, I use much of this on Windows too (I work at Microsoft after all).

But instead of using GNU Stow, I just load things from stubs.

Usually I clone this repo to `~/src/dotfiles` because Windows is messy.

### PowerShell

In `$PROFILE.CurrentUserAllHosts`:

```pwsh

. ~/src/dotfiles/powershell/.config/powershell/profile.ps1

```

### Git

In `~/.gitconfig`:

```config

[include]

    path = src/dotfiles/git/.config/git/config

```

## Deprecations

Previously I have used [freshrc][] to manage my dotfiles (the history of which

is in the shell subtree). It was too complicated. Then I switched to a

combination of [vcsh][] and [myrepos][], which added a lot of overhead.

Specifically, I did not like that the files didn't exist in a Git repository,

which broke VCS integration with my editors. After an erroneous `vcsh foreach

git fetch` was auto-corrected to `vcsh foreach init` and broke my local repos,

I realized I needed just one repo.

I've also swapped between both Vim and Emacs several times. If I

remember correctly, I started with Vim, was convinced to try Emacs by

my mentor, fell in love with Elisp, never quite liked the key-chording

and went back to Vim, hated VimL, used [Spacemacs][] for a time, and now

have taken to using my own integrations of Evil (Vim-mode) with Emacs.

I still recommend Spacemacs to new users, as it's the best of both

worlds. I just found the one-size-fits-all approach too clunky for me,

since I heavily customize my editor anyway.

[freshrc]: https://github.com/freshshell/fresh

[vcsh]: https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh

[myrepos]: https://myrepos.branchable.com/

[spacemacs]: http://spacemacs.org/