git clone <url> .dotfiles
rake link # symlink dotfiles into ~ directory
rake brew # install brew packages and caskes
rake aliases # list out aliases in command line
The rake link task will sym link all the relevant dotfiles into your home directory.
YouCompleteMe: Intelligent in editor text completetion. Tab to cycle through options.
brew install cmake
vim +PluginInstall +qall
cd .vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe
./install.py
SuperTab - allows for multiple bindings on the key so that YouCompleteMe can play nice with UltiSnips.
NerdCommenter - allows for quick commenting like in most text editors. Mapped to ,/
CtrlP - fuzzy find files, uses Ag under the hood for performance benefits.
NerdTree - simulates file tree like most editors have.
UltiSnips - snippets to reduce boilerplate typing.
Tabular - helper for aligning text. Video explaining use
:Tab /= (regex)
Surround - text editing tool to change content of surrounding characters (i.e "hello" to 'hello', etc)
Taboo - rename tabs for easier code organization
| Combo | Plugin | Description |
|---|---|---|
,, |
vim | easy access to the shell :! |
,ev |
vim | edit vimrc file in split window |
,ea |
vim | edit aliases file in split window |
,et |
vim | edit todos file in split window |
,eb |
vim | edit bug journal file in split window |
,es |
UltiSnips | edit snippets for current file type |
,sv |
vim | source vimrc file |
,= |
vim | auto format an entire file |
,j |
vim | go to next tab |
,k |
vim | go to previous tab |
,as |
vim | alphabetically sort (in visual or normal) |
,pi |
Vundle | install all plugins |
,f |
ctrlP | search file system |
,\\ |
NERDTree | open file tree |
| `, | ` | NERDTree |
(space space) |
vim | go to last file |
(space ) |
vim | clear search highlight |
,a= |
vim | aligns equal signs |
,a: |
vim | aligns colons |
,af |
vim | aligns 'from's |
<C-l> |
UltiSnips | expand snippet |
<C-l> |
UltiSnips | go to next snippet section once expanded |
,tr |
Taboo | Rename current tab |
cmd + shift + c |
vim | copy current filepath to system clipboard (useful for specs) |
,v |
vim | split screen vertically |
| Combo | Plugin | Description |
|---|---|---|
,et |
vim-rails | edit test for current file |
,rel |
vim-ruby-refactoring | extract let variables |
,rec |
vim-ruby-refactoring | extract variable into constant |
,rrlv |
vim-ruby-refactoring | rename local variable (must visually highlight) |
,rriv |
vim-ruby-refactoring | rename instance variable (must visually highlight) |
| Letters | Correction |
|---|---|
| @@ | spencercdixon@gmail.com |
tre - like 'tree' command but avoids directories I don't care about and adds nice colors
v - opens macvim with current directory or given argument
mkd - make directory and cd into it
mov2gif - convert a .mov file from quicktime into a gif
Running aliases in the terminal will open up all available aliases. There are too many to write out in the readme. The most important ones for configuring the dotfiles are below:
alias aliases='vim ~/.dotfiles/aliases'
alias zconfig='vim ~/.dotfiles/zshrc'
alias zfunc='vim ~/.dotfiles/functions'
alias vconfig='vim ~/.dotfiles/vimrc'
alias d='cd ~/.dotfiles'
alias reload='source ~/.zshrc'