Dotfiles

zsh + oh-my-zsh

Installation

Homebrew
Git brew install git
nvm, then run: nvm install --lts
Clone repo in home directory, then run: install.zsh
SDKMAN!, after the installation steps, run: sdk install java 18.0.1.1-open && sdk install gradle

Important: Install plugins and themes to dotfiles/custom/!

Next, reload your profile by typeing . at the command prompt.

Run:

git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"

Might as well upgrade to the latest bash version: brew install bash && sudo bash -c "echo /usr/local/bin/bash >> /private/etc/shells"
In order to avoid putting personal info into version control, and to keep out cruft added by apps (I’m looking at you Sourcetree), the installation script creates a .gitignore and imports the one found in this repository.
Always show hidden files: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean true; killall Finder
Disable Screen Capture’s …
- Drop shadow: defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true
- Thumbnail preview: defaults write com.apple.screencapture show-thumbnail -bool false
zsh-nvm is managed by zsh (don’t use Brew for nvm!). Once installed: nvm upgrade, nvm revert, nvm install --lts (latest “Long-Term Support” release), nvm uninstall <version>
iTerm2 tweaks:
- By default, word jumps (option + → or ←) and word deletions (option + backspace) do not work. To enable these, go to iTerm → Preferences… → Profiles → Keys → Presets… → Natural Text Editing
- iTerm2 → Preferences… → Keys → Key Bindings and create a new mapping ⌘ + K to “Send Hex Codes”: 0x0c (reference)
- Color preset: ayu
- iTerm2 → Preferences… → Profiles → Text, enable “Box” and “Blinking” for Cursor.
- Enable “Unlimited scrollback” in your profile → Terminal → Scrollback Buffer

More info coming soon!