Open a bash console and run the following command:
bash install.sh
Note: Use bash and not sh as it will probably target /bin/dash, which does not support the substitution from "_" to ".".
Make symbolic links (make sure to pass an existing dir as the mklink command will fail silently):
Open PowerShell and run the following script:
dotfiles.ps1
Otherwise, manually symlink the necessary files:
mklink .gitconfig D:\GitHub\ide-settings\_gitconfig
mklink .gitignore D:\GitHub\ide-settings\_gitignore
mklink .vimrc D:\GitHub\ide-settings\_vimrc
mklink .aliases D:\GitHub\ide-settings\_aliases
mklink .bash_profile D:\GitHub\ide-settings\_bash_profile
mklink .bashrc D:\GitHub\ide-settings\_bashrc
mklink .zshrc D:\GitHub\ide-settings\_zshrc
mklink .inputrc D:\GitHub\ide-settings\_inputrc
Installing Vim plugins fires errors like:
Not an editor command: ^M
That's caused by Vimscript files that have Windows-style CR-LF line endings when used on Linux. Open the corresponding file(s) in Vim and convert them to Unix-style endings via:
:w ++ff=unix
Alternatively use dos2unix to convert the line endings (use pact as package manager in babun):
pact dos2unix
Alternatively, clone the Vundle repo https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim without autocrlf in .gitconfig
Vim is preconfigured with some colors in babun\cygwin\etc\vimrc file, which should be left blank:
Set the following lines in .vimrc to prevent Cmder highlighting of some words:
syntax on
set background=dark
If you are on Windows 11, Vim appears missing in cmder (with "zz" displaying on the screen). The fix is to disabled the:
Settings -> Features -> disable Inject ConEmuHk See Maximus5/ConEmu#2384 (comment)