Joern's dotfiles

based on https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles but modified:

bash prompt (PS1):
- prompt with return status indicator
- date & time
- git_prompt as distributed with git & python venv compatible
commented out most things that i don't use but found useful to know
deleted some things i didn't like and didn't find useful to know
bootstrap.sh symlinks stuff into your homedir instead of copying
- always interactive
- init, .osx, brew.sh and cask.sh aren't linked / copied to home dir

Installation

Using Git and the bootstrap script

You can clone the repository wherever you want. (I like to keep it in ~/.dotfiles.) The bootstrapper script will pull in the latest version and symlink them into your home folder.

git clone https://github.com/joernhees/dotfiles.git && cd dotfiles && ./bootstrap.sh

To update, cd into your local dotfiles repository and then:

./bootstrap.sh

Afterwards you probably want to run the following commands to set your git credentials:

# not included to prevent others from committing in my name:
git config --global user.name "firstname lastname"
git config --global user.email "your@e.mail"

Specify the `$PATH`

If ~/.path exists, it will be sourced along with the other files, before any feature testing (such as detecting which version of ls is being used) takes place.

Here’s an example ~/.path file that adds /usr/local/bin to the $PATH:

export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"

Add custom commands without creating a new fork

If ~/.extra exists, it will be sourced along with the other files. You can use this to add a few custom commands without the need to fork this entire repository, or to add commands you don’t want to commit to a public repository.

You could also use ~/.extra to override settings, functions and aliases from my dotfiles repository. It’s probably better to fork this repository instead, though.

Sensible OS X defaults

When setting up a new Mac, you may want to set some sensible OS X defaults:

./.osx

Install Homebrew formulae

When setting up a new Mac, you may want to install some common Homebrew formulae (after installing Homebrew, of course):

./brew.sh

Install native apps with `brew cask`

You could also install native apps with brew cask:

./cask.sh

Feedback

Suggestions/improvements welcome!

joernhees/dotfiles