my dotfiles

This repo is for tracking and storing my dotfiles across multiple devices.

This file's structure mirrors how and where all of them will be stored in the $HOME directory on each machine.

Contents

• zsh: zsh shell. .zshrc, .zsh_aliases, .zsh_exports
• Nix: packages manager. different nix-shell
• Nvim: text editor. for LazyVim
• Zed: text editor.
• Tmux: terminal multiplezer. tmux plugins
• Karabiner: Re-map key-bindings.
• Alacritty: terminal emulator.

How to

init on primary device

mkdir ~/.dotfiles
git init --bare $HOME/.dotfiles

alias dotfiles='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME'
dotfiles config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

usage

• create a github repo for storing dotfiles

git remote add origin <github repo>
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main

• add and commit files to repo

dotfiles status
dotfiles add .zshrc
dotfiles commit -m "add .zshrc"
dotfiles push

• Git bare repo is not suppose to store anything, but if there is a need to

# add file or folder to repo
alias dotfilesa='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME add'

# remove file or folder from repo
alias dotfilesr='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME rm -r --cached'

• clone to secondary device

git clone --bare <github repo> $HOME/.dotfiles
alias dotfiles='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME'
dotfiles checkout

• install brew packages to new device

brew install $(brew-packages.txt)
brew install --cask $(brew-cask-packages.txt)

References

• Medium | How to manage your dotfiles with git
• Hackmd | Git Bare Repo
• Github | config backups between misc machines
• Web | Your unofficial guide to dotfiles on Github