dotfiles

Dotfile repository for making a new system feel like home.

Getting Started

This project uses antigen to manage plugins for zsh and stowsh to symlink files.

To get the repository and its dependencies

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/jcalbert/dotfiles.git .dotfiles
cd .dotfiles
git submodule update --init --recursive

If necessary, checkout the correct variant

git checkout i3

Then use stowsh from home directory to load packages, e.g. PACKAGE_NAME

cd ~
.dotfiles/stowsh/stowsh -vv -s PACKAGE_NAME

External Dependencies

In addition to pulling in the configuration files, it is necessary to install a few packages from the system's package manager (e.g. apt).

Essentials

• zsh - Shell
• pygments - Used for syntax coloring in the terminal
• qrencode - Generate QR codes
• xclip - interact with the X11 clipboard
• dtrx - Human-friendly archive extractor

Recommended

• jq - JSON pretty-printer
• ag - Source code search tool

Notes

Alternatives to man

• eg
• bro
• tldr
• cheat.sh