dotfiles
🏠 dotfiles for my macOS environment
Usage
- About
- Installation
- Todo
- Management Tools
- dotfiles
- macOS
- node
- vim
- The Terminal
- dev fonts
- alacritty + zsh
- Resources
About
This is my development environment that I use everyday on my MacBook Pro.
If you have any improvements or suggestions, please feel free to submit it here or contact me
I have created a minimal dotfile repo for to help new users get started on their own dotfile journey. You can check out the project here: https://github.com/jonleopard/dotfile-starter.
Installation
Disclaimer: If you decide to use these dotfiles, proceed at your own risk!
At the moment, this will only work in macOS.
- Download repo
- via git
- via curl
- Run scripts <--Currently working on these!
- Automatic: ./install.sh
- Manually: stow [folder]
- Done!
Download and Stage Files
If you are on a new machine, then you might need to install git. You can also use curl. Whatever method you chose, make sure the files get put in your $HOME directory. If you aren't sure where that is, run echo $HOME.
git
cd && git clone https://github.com/jonleopard/dotfiles.git && cd dotfiles && chmod +x install.shcURL
cd && curl -#L https://github.com/jonleopard/dotfiles/tarball/master | tar -xzvIf you prefer, you can skip the install.sh script and run stow manually. Just tell stow which dotfiles you want to symlink:
stow [example]
Mangement Tools
dotfiles - gnu stow
There are so many flavors when it comes to dotfile management. I wanted something lightweight and that could run in any *nix environment with little to no dependencies.
All my dotfiles are managed with GNU Stow. Basically, stow creates & manages symlinks to files that are located in the home directory. This allows me to keep everything in an organized folder called 'dotfiles'. If you are interested in learning more about stow, I wrote a brief post about it here
macOS - Homebrew
Homebrew and Macports are pretty much the only mainstream options here. I went with Homebrew. I'm using Homebrew-Cask which will go out and install all of the applications that I tell it to. mas will install all of your Mac App Store apps. All of this is bundled in a list called a Brewfile.
node - n
n allows me to switch between different node versions on the fly. I've installed n via n-install.
tmux - tpm
tpm is a great plugin tool that has zero dependencies. Be sure to check out the plugin directory.
neovim - vim plug
vim-plug manages all of my vim plugins. It pairs nicely with Neovim.
The Terminal
alacritty
Alacritty is my terminal emulator. I've recently migrated from zsh over to bash. Bash is more readily available on the systems I work on, so it makes sense for me to have a more portable config.
Dev Fonts
Below is a list of some of my favorite dev fonts:
If you need a Powerline font, a list of those can be found here: Powerline Fonts. You could also check out the Nerd Fonts repo for a list of patched fonts and install them via homebrew.
Wallpapers
I've been working a collection of my favorite wallpapers over the years. If you are interested, you can grab the bundle here.
Resources
- GNU Stow
- Dotfile Repos
- Fonts