These are configuration files I use across a variety of environments including two Windows desktops (running Ubuntu within Windows) and two Ubuntu laptops. Do I still use Mac OS sometimes?
This repo is very messy right now! Check the wiki for notes on how I have Ubuntu configured with i3 window manager, and other configs for a lean, mean writing machine..
I don't use all of these but this list helps me to remember what different dotfiles are supposed to do.
.config/ - config files for applications go here. For example, .config/i3/ and config/xfe/ store the configs for the i3 window manager and the xfe file explorer.
.fonts/ - user's installed fonts go here. All in one folder or using subdirectories, however you like.
.bash_profile Customizes the terminal
.gitconfig Global Git configuration to specify my name and email, shortcuts, colors, and more.
.gitignore Global git ignore list of files to exclude from git repositories
.bashrc - Gets run when bash is not a login prompt
.bash_profile - Gets run when bash is a login prompt
.inputrc - Configuration for everything that uses libreadline (including bash)
.profile - like .bash_profile, except works for any bourne shell, not just bash
.xprofile - no idea
.xinitrc - clients to run for startx command.
.xinitrc - runs when you use xinit either directly or through startx. Useful if you don't use a login, to run commands for window manager, etc.
.xprofile - is pretty much the same thing, but for the login manager.
.inputrc - configures readline, which a lot of things use, so that's where you put your global keyboard combos and data input preferences.
.profile - is supposed to be sourced by every shell that is run as a login shell. These days, with graphical environments and terminal multiplexers, this means almost every shell, but originally, this would only execute once per login, PATH for example.