These are my dotfiles.
Clone this repository, then run the included install.sh shell script. It will
create symlinks from your home directory to the files in this project.
WARNING: install.sh will overwrite existing files in your home
directory. It is deliberately a very simple script. More sophisticated
solutions for managing dotfiles are available, but this works for me.
.profile and .bashrc source .profile_local and .bashrc_local, if
present. I use these files for local, machine-specific configuration and for
settings which I don't want in source control (for example, environment
variables that contain secrets).
The .gitconfig includes .gitconfig_local, which I use to set the name and
email for Git.
If you want to create your own dotfiles, feel free to use mine as a starting point, or simply copy & remix the parts that you like. I also recommend dotfiles.github.io, it is a great place to get started and to discover other people's dotfiles.