- Install Apple's Command Line Tools, which are prerequisites for Git and Homebrew.
xcode-select --install- Clone repo into new hidden directory.
# Use SSH (if set up)...
git clone git@github.com:w00ing/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
# ...or use HTTPS and switch remotes later.
git clone https://github.com/w00ing/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles- Create symlinks in the Home directory to the real files in the repo.
# There are better and less manual ways to do this;
# investigate install scripts and bootstrapping tools.
ln -s ~/.dotfiles/.zshrc ~/.zshrc
ln -s ~/.dotfiles/.gitconfig ~/.gitconfig- Install Homebrew, followed by the software listed in the Brewfile.
# These could also be in an install script.
# Install Homebrew
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
# Then pass in the Brewfile location...
brew bundle --file ~/.dotfiles/Brewfile
# ...or move to the directory first.
cd ~/.dotfiles && brew bundle- Learn how to use
defaultsto record and restore System Preferences and other macOS configurations. - Organize these growing steps into multiple script files.
- Automate symlinking and run script files with a bootstrapping tool like Dotbot.
- Revisit the list in
.zshrcto customize the shell. - Make a checklist of steps to decommission your computer before wiping your hard drive.
- Create a bootable USB installer for macOS.
- Integrate other cloud services into your Dotfiles process (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.).
- Find inspiration and examples in other Doffiles repositories at dotfiles.github.io.
- And last, but hopefully not least, take my course, Dotfiles from Start to Finish-ish!
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