Dot files

This is a collection of dot files I use on my laptops, which set up useful command line things like:

• handy aliases such as ll (see the .aliases file for a full list)
• colouring of the terminal
• showing the current directory and current git branch in your terminal prompt
• git branch completion in your terminal

Not invented here

This repo was inspired by https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles.

The .vimrc file was inspired by Gary Bernhardt's .vimrc.

Setup

1. Clone this repo anywhere on your machine, e.g. your home directory.

2. If you did not put the dotfiles directory in your home directory, adjust the value of $dotfiles_dir in .dotfiles_main to the location of your the dotfiles directory.

3. Check if you have a .bash_profile file in your home directory. If not, create it.

4. Add the following to your .bash_profile, adjusting the path to your dotfiles directory if necessary:

if [ -f ~/dotfiles/.dotfiles_main ]; then
  . ~/dotfiles/.dotfiles_main
fi

5. Source your .bash_profile file by running . ~/.bash_profile. You might have to restart any open command line sessions for the changes to kick in.

6. To load the .vimrc file, create a symlink from your home directory called .vimrc pointing to ~/dotfiles/.vimrc (adjust the path to your dotfiles directory if necessary).

e.g.

ln -s /Users/kat/dotfiles/.vimrc /Users/kat/.vimrc