ChrisTowles / dotfiles

zshrc, bash script and terminal And Personal config files

Chris's DotFiles

Description

Opinionated setup I use on my machine for things like terminal and dot files like .zshrc.

Install basic preprecs

• git
• vscode
• terminal
  • iTerm2 on mac

Linux

ubuntu notes

Setup ZSH alialas

# clone dotfiles repo locally
cd ~
mkdir -p ~/code/p
cd ~/code/p
git clone https://github.com/ChrisTowles/dotfiles.git
cd dotfiles

Link a few files from the repo to home directory

# make symbolic link for .zshrc
cd ~/
mv .zshrc .zshrc.old
ln -s $HOME/code/p/dotfiles/.zshrc $HOME/.zshrc

local only scripts

# create a per machine only file, Also I also use this to load additional scripts from a private repo.
touch $HOME/.zshrc_local

# switch back to previous .zshrc file
rm ~/.zshrc
mv ~/.zshrc.old ~/.zshrc

Terminal shell - ZSH

• .zshrc
• oh my zsh
• spaceship-prompt
• zsh-autosuggestions
• zsh-syntax-highlighting
• zsh-z - each switch common directories
• nvm - use multiple versions of node
• pnpm - fast node manager with monorepos support.
• antfu/ni - use the right package manager

VsCode Extensions

Full List of used Extensions

Mac Apps

• xcode

  •   xcode-select -p
      # If you get a path back (like /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer) then you're good to go
    
      # Otherwise to install
      xcode-select --install

• brew

  • # install brew
    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
    
    brew doctor
    
    brew update

• git

  • brew install git

• zsh

  • brew install zsh
    
    # change default shell to zsh
    chsh -s /usr/local/bin/zsh

• Iterm2

  • # install iterm2
    brew install iterm2 --cask

• oh my zsh

  • # install oh my zsh
    sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

• Nerd Fonts

  • # install nerd fonts
    brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
    brew install --cask font-hack-nerd-font

  • Now in iterm2 go to Preferences > Profiles > Text and set the font to Hack Nerd Font

• Monosnap

• Copyq - clipboard manager

  • setup autostart and keybinding

• Magnet - window manager

• vscode insiders - make "code" as open "code-insiders" that other apps can pickup instead of a bash alias.

cd /usr/local/bin
ls
sudo unlink code
sudo ln -s "/Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code" code

Todo

Look into Powerlevel10k vs Spaceship. Currently, using Spaceship and loving it.

Linux Apps

• Copyq

Windows

• WSL
• Ditto clipborard manager
• ninite

History

So I have a private repo I've been using to backup my .zshrc and other common scripts but recently when rebuilding my home computer I thought I copy Anthony Fu and his dotfiles repo and made mine public.