dotfiles
Config Files and Mac Setup
Mac Preferences
General
- Enable Dark Mode
Dock
- Prefer tabs when opening documents: Always
- Show recent applications in Dock: False
Mission Control
- Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use: False
Notifications
- Notification Center sort order: Recents by App
Displays
- Night Shift: Sunset to Sunrise
Keyboard
- Keyboard
- Keyboard Backlight
- Modifier Keys
- Caps Lock Key: Escape
- Text
- Use smart quotes and dashes: False
- Shortcuts
- Show Spotlight search: ⌃Space
- App Shortcuts
- iTerm.app
- Toggle Full Screen: ⌃⌘F
- Finder.app
- Get Info: ⌥⌘I
- Show Inspector: ⌘I
- iTerm.app
Trackpad
- Point & Click
- Look up & data detectors: Tap with three fingers
- Secondary click: Click or tap with two fingers
- Tap to click: Tap with one finger
- Tracking speed (1...10): 6
- More Gestures
- Swipe between pages: Swipe with three fingers
- Swipe between full-screen apps: Swipe left or right with four fingers
- Notification Center: True
- Mission Control: Swipe up with four fingers
Sound
- Play sound effects through: Selected sound output device
- Play feedback when volume is changed: True
iCloud
- Sign In
- Find my Mac (remove old machines)
Bluetooth
- Show Bluetooth in menu bar
TouchID
- Setup
Date & Time
- Date options: Show date
Accessibility
- Spring-loading delay: Short
Finder
- Don't show items on desktop
- New finder windows show Home folder
- Open folders in tabs instead of new windows
- Sidebar settings
- Show all filename extensions
Messages
- Enable Messages in iCloud
Git
Run the following commands (replace your email)
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "me@example.com"
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/[your-private-key]Paste the result into GitHub SSH Keys and confirm it's working:
ssh -T git@github.comInstallation of .dotfiles
Clone this repo into your home directory:
cd ~
git clone git@github.com:codytwinton/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
cd ~/.dotfiles
chmod +x run
./run install
chmod +x run_tests
./run_testsApps
VSCode
- Install the Code Settings Sync Extension
- Sync Settings
Alfred
- General: Set Alfred Hotkey
- Advanced: Set Preferences Directory
Brewfile Apps
Uninstalling from Mac
When changing to a new Mac and/or getting rid of a Mac, you'll need to remove everything from you laptop. Here's the steps to take:
Sign Out of Applications
- Boom 3D Registration
- iTunes
- iMessage
- FaceTime
- iCloud & Find My Mac
Erase Mac
Reformat HD and install fresh OS