dotfiles

This repository contains the dotfiles I use to configure my development environment and sync to GitHub Codespaces (read more in my blog post).

Setup

These are instructions on how to set up your local environment by creating symbolic links (symlinks) to the dotfiles in this repo:

1. Create dotfiles repo, ie: mkdir ~/dotfiles && cd ~/dotfiles && git init
2. Run the ln -s commands below to create the appropriate symlinks
3. Commit your changes to the dotfiles repo

ln -s ~/dotfiles/.zshrc ~/.zshrc
ln -s ~/dotfiles/.p10k.zsh ~/.p10k.zsh
ln -s ~/dotfiles/.gitconfig ~/.gitconfig

Unlink

To remove the symlinks, run the following commands:

unlink ~/.zshrc
unlink ~/.p10k.zsh
unlink ~/.gitconfig

dotfiles with GitHub Codespaces

install.sh installs zsh plugins, copies over .zshrc and .p10k.zsh, and sets other defaults (like directory text color and time zone).

Mark install.sh as executable: git add install.sh --chmod=+x

See link for more info

Brewfile

Running this command exports formulae, casks, and VS Code extensions to a file:

# creating a Brewfile
brew bundle dump --file=~/dotfiles/Brewfile --force
# installing a Brewfile
brew bundle install --file=~/dotfiles/Brewfile

VS Code

My default profile is saved as Default.code-profile (exported manually via Code > Settings > Profiles)

Extensions are exported via the brew command above.

iTerm2

My iTerm2 profile is saved as iterm2-profile.json (exported manually via iTerm2 > Settings > Profiles > Other Actions > Save Profile as JSON)

GitHub CLI Extensions

Exporting a list of installed gh extensions:

gh extension list | awk '{print $3}' > gh-extensions-list.txt

Updating OhMyZsh and PowerLevel10k

omz update
git -C ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/powerlevel10k pull