Dotfiles

This is my collection of configuration files.

Usage

1. Clone the repository
2. Create symbolic links in your home directory using GNU make and stow

git clone https://github.com/mloning/dotfiles.git
cd dotfiles
make create

Core dependencies

• alacritty or Windows Terminal
• oh-my-zsh with powerlevel10k
• tmux
• neovim with AstroNvim

Git configuration

My personal git configuration is different from my work one. I define a shared .gitconfig_base, which I can then import in each of my .gitconfig files.

[include]
  path = ~/.gitconfig_base

My personal git configuration is in git/.gitconfig_personal.

Update plugins

AstroNvim (Neovim)

• :AstroUpdate to update Neovim and Mason plugins
• :Lazy and then Sync to upgrade Mason plugins and remove unused plugins
• :Lazy and then Restore to install Mason plugin from versions in lock file
• :checkhealth to check health of all packages
• :TSUpdate to update tree-sitter
• :Mason to update LSP servers and related tools

tmux

• Press prefix + I to install plugins using tmp

Find out more

Dotfiles

• http://dotfiles.github.io
• https://alexpearce.me/2016/02/managing-dotfiles-with-stow/

Neovim

• https://github.com/SimonCW/dotfiles
• https://github.com/LunarVim/nvim-basic-ide
• https://github.com/ThePrimeagen/.dotfiles

tmux

• https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/

git

• How and why to sign git commits
• Popular git config options
• Better Git Conflicts with zdiff3

How to use the Windows clipboard in Neovim from WSL?

• https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/FAQ#how-to-use-the-windows-clipboard-from-wsl

zsh

• https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/71253/what-should-shouldnt-go-in-zshenv-zshrc-zlogin-zprofile-zlogout
• https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-do-zsh-configuration-files-work/