dotfiles and terminal notes

This is a collection of my preferences so as to allow quick setup and continuity between machines I use for development

Steps to bootstrap a new Mac

Install Apple's Command Line Tools,

Prerequisites for Git and Homebrew.

On newer macs this comes out of the box.

xcode-select --install

Clone repo into the home directory.

ssh setup

git clone [email protected]:aukoyy/dotfiles-zsh.git ~/.

Create symlinks in the Home directory to the real files in the repo.

# The original .zshrc must be deleted/renamed
ln -s ~/dotfiles-zsh/.zshrc ~/.zshrc
ln -s ~/dotfiles-zsh/.gitconfig ~/.gitconfig

Install Homebrew

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Then pass in the Brewfile if you would like to install these programs.

brew bundle --file ~/dotfiles-zsh/Brewfile

Set up the terminal

Install oh-my-zsh

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Install PowerLevel10K

git clone https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/powerlevel10k

Configure PowerLevel10K

p10k configure

Configure git

If the .gitconfig file has been symlinked then most of the job is done. If not it can be done like so:

git config --global user.name "[name]"
git config --global user.email "[email of github account]"
git config --global core.editor "vim" // Sets editor to vim
git config --list // Lists all settings

Make 'git open' open the repository in the browser

npm install --global git-open

Use by typing git open in a reposetory.

Adjust dock

Remove animation from dock

defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -int 0;killall Dock

Remove delay from dock

defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0; killall Dock

Make hidden apps appear as faded in dock

# Faded
defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool true; killall Dock
# Revert
defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool false; killall Dock

Insert blank spaces in dock

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{tile-data={}; tile-type="spacer-tile";}'; killall Dock

Change duration that the screenshot image hangs out. May no longer work due to changes in macOS

defaults write com.apple.screencaptureui "thumbnailExpiration" -float 15 && killall SystemUIServer

Other mac apps

• TinkerTool
• KeystrokePro

Future suggestions

• Learn how to use defaults to record and restore System Preferences and other macOS configurations.
• Automate symlinking and run script files with a bootstrapping tool like Dotbot.
• Find inspiration and examples in other Doffiles repositories at dotfiles.github.io.

Sources

• Beautiful Terminal Guide

• Beyond Dotfiles in 100 seconds

• git open