Dotfiles

My personal collection of dotfiles and development environment setup, managed with stow.

Installation

This repository uses the bootstrap.sh script to automate the setup process.

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/thorbenbelow/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles

2. Run the bootstrap script:

cd ~/.dotfiles
./bootstrap.sh

What the Bootstrap Script Does

The bootstrap.sh script is idempotent and can be run safely multiple times. It will:

• Install Dependencies:
  • On macOS, it installs Homebrew if not present, then installs packages like git, stow, and neovim.
  • On Linux, it uses apt to install necessary packages.
• Symlink Dotfiles: Uses stow to symlink the configuration files for git, nvim, zsh, etc., into your home directory.
• Set up Zsh:
  • Installs Oh My Zsh.
  • Installs the zsh-autosuggestions and zsh-syntax-highlighting plugins.
  • Sets Zsh as your default shell.

Local Overrides

For machine-specific configurations, you can create the following files. They are ignored by version control.

• ~/.gitconfig.local
• ~/.zshrc.local