fb1n15 / dotfiles_macos

dotfiles for my macbook (https://www.udemy.com/course/dotfiles-from-start-to-finish-ish/learn/lecture/23827868#content)

dotfiles

Rationale

• dotfiles for my macbook (https://www.udemy.com/course/dotfiles-from-start-to-finish-ish/learn/lecture/23827868#content)
• mainly used for saving my config files and installed apps
• can be used to set up new machines

Using Brewfile to automatic set up macOS

brew bundle https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle

dump current apps to Brewfile

bdd or brew bundle dump --force --describe

Import from Brewfile

brew bundle

Dotbot (automatically install the dotfiles)

Dotbot makes installing your dotfiles as easy as git clone $url && cd dotfiles && ./install, even on a freshly installed system!

From anishathalyedotbot: A tool that bootstraps your dotfiles ⚡️

• The conventional name for the configuration file is install.conf.yaml.

• Command-line Arguments

  Dotbot takes a number of command-line arguments; you can run Dotbot with --help, e.g. by running ./install --help, to see the full list of options. Here, we highlight a couple that are particularly interesting.

  --only You can call ./install --only [list of directives], such as ./install --only link, and Dotbot will only run those sections of the config file.

  --except You can call ./install --except [list of directives], such as ./install --except shell, and Dotbot will run all the sections of the config file except the ones listed.

Restore Instructions

(e.g., set up a new machine)

1. xcode-select --install (Command Line Tools are required for Git and Homebrew)
2. git clone this repository
3. cd into the dotfiles directory
4. ./install
5. Restart your machine
6. Setup Dropbox (Alfred settings are stored here)
7. Generate ssh key, add to GitHub, and switch remotes.

# Generate SSH key in default location (~/.ssh/config)
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[e-mail]"

# Start the ssh-agent
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

# Create config file with necessary settings
<< EOF > ~/.ssh/config
Host *
  AddKeysToAgent yes
  UseKeychain yes
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
EOF

# Add private key to ssh-agent 
ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_rsa

# Copy public key and add to github.com > Settings > SSH and GPG keys
pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

# Test SSH connection, then verify fingerprint and username
# https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/testing-your-ssh-connection
ssh -T [e-mail]

# Switch from HTTPS to SSH
git remote set-url origin [e-mail]:eieioxyz/dotfiles_macos.git

Manual Steps

• Mission Control Preference (don't rearrange spaces)
• Finder Show Path Bar
• Trackpad (enable 3-finger drag)
• Git (config and SSH)

CleanShot X

1. Change System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Keyboard Shortcuts > Screenshots to avoid shortcuts conflict

Alfred

1. System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Spotlight > Show Spotlight search (cmd+space) uncheck.
2. Alfred Preferences > Powerpack add License.
3. Alfred Preferences > General > Request Permissions.
4. Alfred Preferences > General > Alfred Hotkey change to cmd+space.
5. Alfred Preferences > Advanced > Set preferences folder and set to ~/Dropbox/dotfiles/Alfred

Setapp

The apps in Setapp that I use are:

• BetterTouchTool
• CleanShot X
• Secrets
• Ulysses
• Newton
• Mate Translate
• AdGuard
• Luminar
• Mouseless
• Downie
• MoneyWiz
• AnyTrans for iOS
• Merlin Project Express
• Backtrack
• Image2icon
• Dash