~/.dotfiles

Backup, restore, and sync my preferences and settings while sharing what I have so someone else can learn from this code or teach me where I could improve.

To get more in depth with this idea have a look at this unofficial guide to dotfiles on GitHub.

Install

# Remove previous .dotfiles, if exists
rm -rf ~/.dotfiles

# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/sheldonled/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles

# Clone any other sub config, or internall setup into the subconfig folder
git clone https://path/to/git/subsetup.git ~/.dotfiles/subconfig/subsetup

# Make files executable
chmod -R +x ~/.dotfiles

# Install
~/.dotfiles/install

What this will do

There are 2 configurations, one for Mac OS and another for Debian-based linux (I use Ubuntu most of the times).

The Linux logic might be broken. It's using my previous setup and the update is pending.

The install script, located at ~/.dotfiles/install will check if you're using Linux or Mac, then invoke the correct installers.

Mac OS

The ~/.dotfiles/install will run each installer located at ~/.dotfiles/installers/macos. They will:

• Install powerline fonts, they're used on my iTerm setup
• Copy configuration files (like zshrc or Brewfile) to my home directory
• Install Homebrew
• Install iTerm theme (I use Cobalt2) and some zsh plugins
• Create ~/.ssh folder if it doesn't exist. Create auth keys if doesn't exist, copy my default ssh config file
• Run any subconfiguration setup if there's any. I use this for company-specific stuff, or if I'm doing something privately
• Setup some sudo configs (e.g. use fingerprint when executing sudo instead of typing password)
• Setup dozens of preferences on Mac

Linux

//TODO