.dotfiles

Dotfiles are files and folders on Unix-like systems starting with . that control the configuration of applications and shells on your system.

The dotfiles here include my personal:

• aliases
• shell config
• Brewfile

Usage

There are two intended usage scenarios:

1. GitHub Codespaces. Any new Codespace that I start runs setup.sh on initialization, which just copies my .bashrc into the dev container. Other terminal-based configurations are skipped, since Codespace workflows are centered on VS Code.

2. Personal Mac. I run dotfiles.sh to clone and source my dotfiles on my Mac, whether to bootstrap a new one or get a fresh start on an old one.

Prerequisites (instructions below)

1. Install Apple CLT
2. Connect to GitHub
3. Clone dotfiles repo

Prerequisites for using on a personal Mac

1. Install the Apple Command Line Tools (CLT)

xcode-select --install

2. Connect to GitHub

2a. Generate SSH key on local machine

• Press Enter when prompted for file name.
• Enter passphrase for key.

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "50999401+cmdecker95@users.noreply.github.com"
ssh-agent -s
cat <<EOL > ~/.ssh/config
Host *
  AddKeysToAgent yes
  UseKeychain yes
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
EOL
ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

2b. Add SSH key to GitHub settings

• GitHub > Settings > SSH and GPG keys > New SSH key
• Click Add SSH key and enter passphrase.

3. Clone dotfiles repo

3a. Create temporary git settings

git config --global user.name "Christian Decker"
git config --global user.email "50999401+cmdecker95@users.noreply.github.com"

3b. Clone repo

git clone https://github.com/cmdecker95/.dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles

4. Install apps

brew bundle --file ~/.dotfiles/Brewfile install

5. Sync dotfiles

# Sync tmux
rm -rf ~/.tmux.conf
ln -s ~/.dotfiles/.tmux.conf ~/.tmux.conf

# Sync starship
rm -rf ~/.config/starship.toml
mkdir -p ~/.config
ln -s ~/.dotfiles/starship.toml ~/.config/starship.toml

# Sync zsh
rm -rf ~/.zprofile
rm -rf ~/.zshrc
ln -s ~/.dotfiles/.zprofile ~/.zprofile
ln -s ~/.dotfiles/.zshrc ~/.zshrc