dotfiles and mac config

• A repo containing my public dotfiles & mac configuration. Not included are some more sensitive files (eg .ssh) and work stuff.

Usage

• I would recommend using symlinks to 'place' these dotfiles in your home directory ~.
  • Use the included create-symlinks.sh script.
  • Or ln -sv /path/to/a/dotfile ~ will create a symlink to your home directory, where most programs expect dotfiles to be.

Mac Config

Brewfile and scripts to bootstrap a fresh Mac install.

• Installs xcode command line tools.
• Installs Homebrew and tools/apps listed in the Brewfile.
• Configure Dotfiles.

Bootstrap

You can bootstrap a new mac using the included bootstrap.sh script. You should be able to run this script from a brand new mac using only included, default tools.

The script sets up a ssh key, configures git, downloads dotfiles, installs homebrew, and installs my commonly used packages/tools/apps via homebrew.

• Download the bootstrap script from this git repo:

  $ curl -o /tmp/bootstrap.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dcchambers/dotfiles/master/mac-config/bootstrap.sh
  

• Run the script

  $ chmod +x /tmp/bootstrap.sh
  $ /tmp/bootstrap.sh
  

Brewfile

• If you just want to install the applications listed in the Brewfile, run this command from the directory that contains your Brewfile. (Requires Homebrew)

  $ brew bundle install
  

• Brewfile.personal contains tools and applications I only want installed on my personal machine.

  $ brew bundle install --file Brewfile.personal
  

Specifications

• These dotfiles are mac-focused and built to share some config between several machines.
  • My personal mac is a 13" 2015 MBP (Intel) running MacOS Monterey.
  • My work mac is a 16" 2021 MBP (M1 Pro) running MacOS Monterey.
• For years my go-to terminal/shell solution has been:
  • Terminal.app, the standard MacOS terminal emulator.
  • bash
  • tmux
  • vim
  • Monokai Pro (Screenshot)
• But in 2024 I am trying something new:
  • Alacritty
  • zellij
  • bash (still)
  • neovim
  • Monokai Pro (Screenshot)
    • I use Solarized light pretty much everywhere except for my terminal.