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title: dotfiles description: My dotfiles author: Ryan Crosby tags: terminal created: 2012 Feb 19 modified: 2019 Dec 30 ---# dotfiles

My dotfiles

These are my dotfiles, I gained much inspiration from Michael Smalley . They are a work in progress, as I am only adding what I understand. There are many dotfile repos out there, but for the most part are filled with adjustments that I never realize. So I am making my own adding only the customizations I want and/or understand.

Also took some inspiration from https://github.com/losingkeys/dotfiles for the shell-helpers directory.

ZSH configuration was inspired by http://zanshin.net/2013/02/02/zsh-configuration-from-the-ground-up/.

Dotfile Installation: dotbot

Prompt

Starship provides the prompt.

Notes from previous self made prompts:

• http://aperiodic.net/phil/prompt/
• http://superuser.com/questions/382503/how-can-i-put-a-newline-in-my-zsh-prompt-without-causing-terminal-redraw-issues
• http://stevelosh.com/blog/2010/02/my-extravagant-zsh-prompt/#current-directory

VIM is mamanged through vundle.

Additionally this has grown into including all machine configuration I use for my development machine. Some usefule utilities I use:

• Quick Look Plugins

I reference Awesome Lists often to find new useful utilities, apps, scripts, etc.....

Using

• Install Xcode

• Install Command Line Tools - xcode-select --install

• Install homebrew

• Install Fira Code Node Front from Nerd Fonts for Starship and ligatures in IDEs. See also nerd fonts cheat sheet

  brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
  brew install --cask font-fira-code-nerd-font
  

• Configure SSH for GitHub.

• Open terminal and run ./install

• Install zsh-completions via homebrew

• Fix zsh compinit warnings ** https://stackoverflow.com/a/43544733 - compaudit | xargs chmod g-w

• Install VS Code (via download)

• Install iTerm (via download)

• Install asdf via homebrew.

• Install asdf-nodejs

• Install asdf-yarn

• Install asdf-java, use an adopt-open version of java (adoptopenjdk-11.0.6+10.1)

• Edit gitconfig of dotfiles repo and set author to email, https://dereenigne.org/git/set-git-email-address-on-a-per-repository-basis/

Open iTerm, and change theme to Solarized Dark, and use Source Code Pro font

Updating

• > git submodule update --remote dotbot

Other Changes

• Terminal Themes
• Xcode 9 Themes
  • Solarized Light
  • Solarized Dark

Related Reading

• Command line documentation should use docopt
• Cheat is used as a command line helper
• Bash Helper

Other Notes

OS X has a utility to help with the PATH environment variable, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9832770/where-is-the-default-terminal-path-located-on-mac