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https://github.com/jeffwidman/dotfiles

Works on *nix, optimized for macOS. Managed using Stow
https://github.com/jeffwidman/dotfiles

dotfiles macos osx prezto zsh

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Works on *nix, optimized for macOS. Managed using Stow

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/jeffwidman/dotfiles
Owner: jeffwidman
License: mit
Created: 2014-11-04T10:11:40.000Z (about 10 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2024-08-14T21:00:33.000Z (4 months ago)
Last Synced: 2024-12-09T19:53:27.738Z (18 days ago)
Topics: dotfiles, macos, osx, prezto, zsh
Language: Shell
Homepage:
Size: 155 KB
Stars: 53
Watchers: 4
Forks: 10
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

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# My dotfiles

Works on *nix, optimized for macOS.

Managed using [Stow](http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/), so you can pick and
choose which programs to install.

---

## Philosophy

Initially I tried entirely automating the entire install process, but quickly
found it wasn't worth the maintenance. Starting from scratch happens so rarely
for me that each time I was fiddling with the bootstrap scripts to work around
a random issue (often due to a new version of macOS).

Instead, it's simpler to install stuff by hand, and manage only the
configuration files (dotfiles) in this repo.

---

## Install steps on a clean macOS machine

1. Make hidden files/folder [visible in Finder](http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/99213/is-it-possible-to-always-show-hidden-dotfiles-in-open-save-dialogs):

```shell
defaults write -g AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
```

2. Clone this repo:

```shell
git clone [email protected]:jeffwidman/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
```

If cloning to a server without a Github-connected SSH key use `https` instead:

```shell
git clone https://github.com/jeffwidman/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
```

3. Install desired binaries using your favorite package manager:
- If on macOS, use [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/):
1. Install Homebrew.
2. Use [Homebrew Bundle](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle) to install the stuff listed in the [`.Brewfile`](https://github.com/jeffwidman/dotfiles/blob/master/homebrew/.Brewfile):

```shell
brew bundle --file=~/.dotfiles/homebrew/.Brewfile
```

After the `.Brewfile` is symlinked into `~/.Brewfile`, just use:

```shell
brew bundle --global
```

- Make sure [`Stow`](https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/) gets installed, we'll use this later to symlink the dotfiles.
- Ruby: Use [`rvm`](http://rvm.io/) instead of Homebrew. Much easier to manage gemsets, ruby versions, etc.
- Node: Use [`nvm`](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) instead of Homebrew for managing Node.

4. Switch the default shell to the `zsh` installed by Homebrew (it's a newer version than the macOS default):

1. Append the path to Homebrew's installed `zsh`:

```shell
sudo sh -c "echo $(brew --prefix)/bin/zsh >> /etc/shells"
```

2. ```shell
chsh -s $(brew --prefix)/bin/zsh
```

5. Install `prezto`:

```shell
git clone --recursive [email protected]:sorin-ionescu/prezto.git "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zprezto"
```

The default `prezto` instructions say to symlink the default config files.
**Don't do this**; instead use `Stow` to symlink your own config files (instructions below).

To update `prezto`:

```shell
git pull && git submodule update --init --recursive
```

6. Now use `stow` to symlink whatever config files are relevant:

1. ```shell
cd ~/.dotfiles/
```

2. `$ stow FOLDER_NAME` will symlink all the files inside of the folder into the parent directory (in this case, the user's home folder.)

`stow` whatever is relevant:

- `bash`
- `git`
- `homebrew` - stowable, `brew bundle --global` will use `$HOME/.Brewfile`
- `iterm2` - my `.zshrc` file is configured to look for the shell integration file.
- `pypi`
- `ruby`
- `ssh`
- `tmux` - #TODO
- `vim` - for when Neovim isn't available
- `vimify` - `.inputrc` and `.editrc` make vim commands work in many interactive
shells, for example the `mysql` and `postgres` shells
- `zsh` - includes `prezto` config files

`Stow` thoughtfully raises an error if the symlink destination already exists. For example, installing `zsh` creates a default `~/.zshrc` and `~/.zshlogin`. Just delete these default files before stowing your customized versions.

If using a different OS than macOS, some packages may store their config files at a different location. For example, the fonts folder. Just specify the full destination path for `Stow`.

More info:
-
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-

7. Other config files that aren't `stow`able:
- `nvim` - Neovim. No need to stow as it respects `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`
- `python` - not stowable, I basically use this as a cheat sheet to remind me of my favorite python packages.
- VSCode IDE - don't backup its dotfiles, use its built-in settings sync instead.

8. Other apps I commonly install:

- [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
- Settings and extensions are saved via the built-in settings sync.
- Need to manually install the [shell command `code`](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/mac#_launching-from-the-command-line).
- [iTerm2](https://www.iterm2.com/downloads.html)
- [Cyberduck](https://cyberduck.io/?l=en)
- [PGAdmin](https://www.pgadmin.org/download/macosx.php) or [Postico](https://eggerapps.at/postico/)
- [MySQLWorkbench](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/)
- [Robomongo](https://robomongo.org/)
- [SourceTree](https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/)
- [Virtualbox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads)
- [BetterTouchTool](https://boastr.net/)
- [Rectangle](https://rectangleapp.com/)
- [macOS `/etc/hosts` GUI](https://github.com/specialunderwear/Hosts.prefpane)

9. `zsh` completion scripts:

Symlink any completion scripts into `/usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/`.
The filename must begin with an `_` or `zsh` will not read it. Prezto caches
the output of `compinit`, to rebuild the cache do:

```shell
# typically for me this is located in ~/.cache/prezto/zcompdump
rm -rf "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/prezto/zcompdump" && compinit
```

Note: Many `homebrew` formulae automatically handle installing the formula's
completion scripts. For example, `brew install the_silver_searcher`(`ag`)
will also install a completion script for `ag` in `/usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/`.

Docker completion scripts - I opened to try to get this into `prezto`:

```shell
ln -s /Applications/Docker.app/Contents/Resources/etc/docker.zsh-completion /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_docker
ln -s /Applications/Docker.app/Contents/Resources/etc/docker-machine.zsh-completion /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_docker-machine
ln -s /Applications/Docker.app/Contents/Resources/etc/docker-compose.zsh-completion /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_docker-compose
````

---

## Misc Notes

List of possible macOS customizations:

Favorite Colorschemes:

- `monokai`
- `solarized`
- `railscasts`

Favorite Fonts:

- Ubuntu Monospace including powerline fix
- Adobe Source Code (look for powerline fix)

---

## TODO

- add to make ctags parse ruby and js better
- how to use ctags

- Improve my vimrc and nvimrc - vim plugins:
- vim-markdown Markdown syntax highlighting for Vim
- syntastic (pylint, pep8, pyflakes linters)
- youcompleteme
- tasklist
- taglist (and ctags) (tagbar as alternative?)
- nerdtree
- powerline
- minibuffexplorer
- the_silver_searcher (vs ctrlp?)

- add powerline - used in vim, [zsh](http://powerline.readthedocs.org/en/latest/usage/shell-prompts.html), ipython, and tmux

---

## License