bchretien / dotfiles

Configuration files and utilities for my Linux system.

Configuration files and utilities for my Linux system.

Relies on Dotbot for dotfiles installation.

Dependencies

Required:

• Git
• Python (Dotbot)

Install

cd ~
git clone --recursive https://github.com/bchretien/dotfiles.git .dotfiles
cd .dotfiles
./install

The install command can safely be run multiple times.

Configuration

The only files that have to be modified are:

• ~/.hgrc.local (name and e-mail address for Mercurial)
• ~/.gitconfig.local (name and e-mail address for Git)
• ~/.zprofile.local (local .zprofile, i.e. put the code that starts the X Window System etc.)
• ~/.zshenv.local (exported variables: paths, $EDITOR, etc.)
• ~/.zshrc.local (local .zshrc, to change the theme etc.)

Organization

Dotfiles are organized in multiple directories:

dev

Files related to software development and version control systems.

Currently supported:

• Git (aliases, default options),
• Mercurial (default options),
• GDB (custom .gdb_init for improved GDB interface),
• LaTeX (LaTeX-Mk support),
• Python (interactive shell).

editor

Files related to text editors or IDEs.

Currently supported:

• Vim (tons of options, plugins, etc.),
• Emacs (basic settings).

gui

Files related to window managers, X11, etc.

Currently supported:

• i3 (i3 config with i3blocks),
• X11 configuration,
• GTK2 theme.

media

Files related to media players (music, video).

Currently supported:

• mpd,
• ncmpcpp.

term

Files related to terminal emulators and multiplexers.

Currently supported:

• fzf,
• tmux (config and plugins),
• weechat,
• zsh (config based on prezto).

util

Files related to utility software that did not fit in the other categories.

Currently supported:

• gnupg,
• fonts (patched fonts for Powerline users).