Dotfiles

Update 2024

• bash config ported to zshell in bashrc_port.zsh
• we only maintain mac setup for now
• next up, we shall write cleanup install.sh as inpired by - https://gist.github.com/sidsarasvati/32834aa0eafd69339f5727621473c4c7

Dotfiles ========

This is my cross-platform development environment setup config files. I am an avid 'emacs' user, so you'll like to look at my emacs config to see if there is anything you may find userful. Other than that, I don't user 'Oh-my-zsh', but rather have my bash prompt modified as per my needs using custom scripts.

I use GNU stow to manage the file/folder structure and make the dotfile installable. Read http://brandon.invergo.net/news/2012-05-26-using-gnu-stow-to-manage-your-dotfiles.html, to understand how it works, and why it's awesome!

As of now this works on,

• Windows(with cygwin)
• Mac OSx
• Linux

Note: For Windows, I recommend setting C:\cygwin_home as %HOME% enviroment variable, this keeps the configs away from cygwin binaries.

Installation

Simply git clone the repo anywhere you like (I use ~/dotfiles), install GNU stow, and run the install.sh script from there. It won't overwrite existing files, so move those out of the way first. GNU stow gives a nice descriptive error, so re-rerun install.sh script as you keep backing up the files.

Example:

• git clone https://github.com/sidsarasvati/dotfiles.git dotfiles
• cd dotfiles
• ./install.sh

Mac Setting

iTerm2

To use Left Cmd key as meta in the terminal

• Preferences->Profile->Keys : Change Left Alt to Esc+
• Preferences->Keys->Remap Modifier : Map Left Cmd to Left Alt

Use intellij mono font; brew install it

Use Tago Dark Theme

Moving to Zsh

• Aliases in zsh work just like aliases in bash.
• As with aliases, functions in your zsh configuration will work just as they did in bash.

Contributing

Shoot me a pull request. I am open to PRs - especially if it fixes cross-platform issues.