jlefrique / dotfiles

My configuration files

Content

This repository contains my dotfiles used to configure the softwares I like to use. Hosting my dotfiles in a Git repository allows me to deploy them easily across the machines I work on (home, work...) and to keep them centralized.

I use Xmonad as window manager, Vim as text editor, tmux as terminal multiplexer, urxvt as terminal emulator, Zsh as shell and the excellent dmenu as an application launcher, Vim file opener, and more...

These files contain tricks, tips and code snippets collected around the web. Feel free to re-use (part of) them.

Installation

The files are stored in a separate folder and are symlinked to the home directory.

Automatic

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/jlefrique/dotfiles.git
cd dotfiles
./install.sh

Manual

Clone the repository:

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/jlefrique/dotfiles.git

Create symlinks:

ln -s ~/dotfiles/vimrc ~/.vimrc
ln -s ~/dotfiles/vim ~/.vim
ln -s ~/dotfiles/tmux.conf ~/.tmux.conf
...

Switch to the ~/dotfiles directory, and fetch submodules:

cd ~/dotfiles
git submodule init
git submodule update

Finish up

Set zsh as your default shell, and restart your session:

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Fix screen's terminfo to display italic and standout correctly when tmux is started in urxvt, and verify.

tmux_terminfo.sh
tmux
font_test.sh

Then do the same as root:

sudo -s
tmux_terminfo.sh

Note that there is no italic version of the Terminus font, therefore the font is replaced for italic characters.

Set a wallpaper using feh:

feh --bg-fill ~/wallpaper/my_wallpaper.png