Dotfiles à la Ivan.
As I was setting up a new computer again, I just noticed how bloated my dotfiles were. I had two branches, the main one for MacOS (which I don't use anymore) and a Linux one. I based my directory structure on Zach Holman's, having them by topic. Then, I wrote a bash script to symlink the files. I recently just realized that GNU Stow can do this step. So, this time I'm starting from scratch. Deleting all the old files and managing them using a Makefile and Stow.
After 10+ years of using Zsh as my shell, I returned ye good old Bash. The only thing I miss is an excellent shared history across sessions. I never used Oh My Zsh or any other frameworks, so my usage was pretty basic.
makestow
There are three different types of directories in the root of the repository:
- Directories that start with an underscore (i.e.,
_bash): These directories contain files that are symlink at the root directory (~/) of the user as-is. Therefore, the files inside are actual dotfiles (so watch out for those hidden guys!). - Directories that don't start with an underscore (i.e.,
nvim): These directories are symlinked in$XDG_CONFIG_HOME(~/.config/). In this case, the files are not hidden (yay!) - Directories that end with
bashrc.d(i.e.,direnv.bashrc.d): These directories contain files that will symlink at~/.bashrc.d/. Although this directory is not a standard, I'm just placing anything that needs to be initialized after Bash here (and these files are not hidden either, yay!)
If ~/.localrc exists, Bash will source the file at the end of loading the rest
of the files. So, this is a good place for overrides for a specific computer.
Also, this file is not versioned, so it's also an ideal place to store secrets.
Not sure why someone would license their dotfiles, so I guess the best license to fit here would be WTFPL.