adam does dotfiles

NOTE: This is a WIP!!!

This was influenced by https://github.com/holman/dotfiles.

design

There are a few special directories...

shell/: All files required for your particular shell. Currently using bash.
bin/: Anything in bin/ will get added to your $PATH and be made available everywhere.
nix/: Contains a flake.nix file to configure/install packages for your environment. See README.
public-keys/: Public keys you want to make available anywhere.

All other directories are "topics", corresponding to specific programs/packages/etc. These files are processed/synced by running the ./bootstrap script.

{topic}/*.symlink: Any file ending in *.symlink will be symlinked into your $HOME directory.

Note this will overwrite an existing file with the same name.
{topic}/*.source: Any files ending in .source get sourced by your shell. For example, you might want to export applicable environment variables or set up auto-completion.

prerequisites

We're using nix for package management, but there are some specific requirements to even install nix. Ensure your system has the following before proceeding:

sudo (and your user has sudo access)
git
curl
xz

use it

git clone https://github.com/adamhamlin/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
cd ~/.dotfiles
./bootstrap
# restart/reset your shell
exec $SHELL

Changes to .source files or existing .symlink files should be reflected on next shell reset, but other changes may require you to re-run the bootstrap script.

caveats

While there is a nix package for docker, it really only is useful for NixOS. Better off just installing docker engine + docker desktop separately.

todo

More mac vs linux switches
One-time setup install scripts? i.e., separate from shell sourcing?
Use NixOS?

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