There's no place like ~/
These are my personal dotfiles. They turn ordinary stock applications into my own carefully crafted lightsaber.
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Yonk and I scour the galaxy looking for nanosecond timesavers for all our favorite tools. If you've got a tip let us know.
Get your own
If you're new to dotfiles, this probably isn't the best starter repository for you. While these started as a clone of Holman's, many utilities are unique to my workflow. I recommend other dotfile frameworks out there.
Installation
If you're crazy and want to clone my dots anyway:
git clone https://github.com/pengwynn/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfilescd ~/.dotfilesscript/bootstrap
The install script will symlink the appropriate files in .dotfiles to your
home directory. Everything is configured and tweaked within ~/.dotfiles,
though. All files and folders ending in .symlink get, you guessed it,
symlinked. For example: ~/.dotfiles/vim/vimrc.symlink gets symlinked to
~/.vimrc.
Main elements
There's a few special files in the hierarchy.
- bin/: Anything in
bin/will get added to your$PATHand be made available everywhere. - topic/*.zsh: Any files ending in
.zshget loaded into your environment. - topic/*.symlink: Any files ending in
*.symlinkget symlinked into your$HOME. This is so you can keep all of those versioned in your dotfiles but still keep those autoloaded files in your home directory. These get symlinked in when you runscript/bootstrap. - topic/*.completion.sh: Any files ending in
completion.shget loaded last so that they get loaded after we set up zsh autocomplete functions.
Prior art
This project began as a fork of (and is heavily inspired by) Zach Holman's dotfiles, whose topic-based symlinking approach makes this so easy. I also have stolen freely from:
Share your dots
If you've got a great set of dots (or want to get started), check out dotfiles.github.com. Ping @octodots with great dot sets you've found or tips and tricks for your favorite tools.