Dotfiles

My primary configuration files for Arch linux/macOS. These have been tested with both of the aforementioned OSs and a few miscellaneous linux boxes.

Features

Installation

Thanks to dotbot, installing my dotfiles is relatively easy.

Warning: If you want to give these dotfiles a try, you should first fork this repository, review the code, and remove things you don’t want or need. Don’t blindly use my settings unless you know what that entails.

You can clone the repository wherever you want (I keep mine in ~/.dotfiles). The install.sh script will perform the following actions:

Run dotbot to install the symlinks in your home folder
Run vim-plug's :PlugInstall and :PlugClean to install/clean Vim plugins listed in .vimrc
Install powerline fonts
Install oh-my-zsh
Install Homebrew (if it isn't already installed) and install my brew formulae

To install, simply copy and paste the following into your command prompt:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/jakedex/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles && . ~/.dotfiles/install.sh

(Notice the recursive flag - you'll need it to initialize and download the git submodules in this repository)

Sensible macOS Defaults

When setting up a new mac, the .osx script will set some sensible OS X defaults. These are my handpicked preferences from Mathias Bynens' .osx script. The script also installs all of my default applications with Homebrew Cask.

Configuration

The configuration for dotbot is in install.conf.yaml. See dotbot's documentation for more details on how to link files/directories and run shell commands during the configuration process.

Inspiration

Mathias Bynens' ever popular dotfiles repository and .osx script
Ben Altman's dotfiles repository
Anish Athalye's wonderful dotbot and dotfiles guide