Dotfiles Repository

This repository manages configuration files for various tools and utilities using Git submodules, helping to maintain a consistent and easily reproducible development environment across different machines.

Getting Started

Requirements

Global deps

• Nerd Fonts
• Oh My Zsh
• asdf package version manager
• lf file manager
• tldr simpler man command

Terminal deps

• atuin search in terminal history
• eza lf alternative
• fzf
• delta

Home deps

• zoxide better autojump
• zsh node-bin
• thefuck
• bat

nvim deps

• fzf
• ripgrep

different

• btop system monitoring tool

Notes

Core theme - catppuccin Mocha

Installation

1. Clone the repository along with its submodules:

   git clone --recurse-submodules [email protected]:cjvnjde/dotfiles.git $HOME/dotfiles

2. Run the setup script to create symbolic links for your dotfiles:

   $HOME/dotfiles/setup.sh

Usage

Adding New Dotfiles

1. Add the external configuration repository as a submodule:

   git submodule add [email protected]:cjvnjde/reponame.git path/to/repo

2. Update the associative array in the setup.sh script:

   dotfiles=(
   ...
   "path/to/file:path/to/symbolic"
   )

3. Run the setup script to create the symbolic link:

   $HOME/dotfiles/setup.sh

4. Commit and push your changes:

   git add .
   git commit -m "Add repo submodule"
   git push

Updating Dotfiles

1. Pull the latest changes, including submodule updates:

   git pull --recurse-submodules

2. Run the setup script to apply the changes:

   ./setup.sh

Platform Specific Configuration for Zsh

1. Navigate to Your Home Directory:

   cd $HOME

2. Create the .zshrc_local File:

   If it doesn't already exist, create the .zshrc_local file.

   touch .zshrc_local

3. Edit the .zshrc_local File:

   Open the file in your preferred text editor.

   nano .zshrc_local  # or use vim, code, etc.

   Add your platform-specific configurations, aliases, environment variables, etc., to this file.