Dotfiles configuration

Installing dotfiles

Clone the repo into a bare repository inside $HOME:

git clone --bare git@github.com:priba/dots.git $HOME/.dotfiles

Define the management command alias (dots) inside the current shell scope:

alias dots='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles --work-tree=$HOME'

Checkout the actual content from the bare repository to $HOME

dots checkout

Errors might pop up at this point because $HOME might have some stock versions of configuration files (.bashrc, .zshrc, etc.). Delete them (or back them up), then re-run the above command.

Ignore any untracked files (to avoid unnecessary clutter of dots status) using

dots config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

Scripts

Several scripts are provided for installing the needed things in a new system. Check:

install_macos.sh
install_font.sh
setup_server.sh
upgrade_yabai.sh

Usage

Updating dotfiles and pushing changes becomes very easy:

dots status
dots add .zhsrc
dots commit -m "Add .zshrc"
dots push

Tmux

Keep in mind that the first time we open the tmux, we will need to install all the plugins. Hit prefix + I to fetch the plugin and source it. The plugin will automatically start "working" in the background, no action required.

Yabai and Skhd

You might need to restart the service:

brew services restart yabai
brew services restart skhd

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