dotfiles of ohartl

These are my dotfiles that I work with every day. On multiple boxes with different kinds of OS, work scenarios and as an employee or private.

Compatible OS:

• macOS
• debian / ubuntu
• WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) boxes

Compatible work scenarios:

• dev envirnoment with docker
• devops with linux
• development of web applications with php, node, webpack

Getting started

mkdir -p ~/src
cd ~/src
git clone https://github.com/ohartl/dotfiles.git
cd dotfiles
./install

Making local customizations

You can make local customizations for some programs by creating & editing these files:

• bash
  • Before init ~/.bashrc_before.local
  • After init ~/.bashrc_after.local
• zsh
  • Before init ~/.zshrc_before.local
  • After init ~/.zshrc_after.local
• Aliases for bash & zsh
  • ~/.aliases.local
• Envirnoment variables for bash & zsh
  • ~/.vars.local
• vim
  • ~/.vimrc.local
• git
  • ~/.gitconfig.local

Structure

bin/

Directory for custom scripts / binaries which will be available via $PATH

files/

All custom dotfiles that are gonna be linked in the home dir via install.yml

modules/

Contains git submodules which are used to manage and run these dotfiles, but might also hold imported configs

install.yml

Configures what is run by the ./install command

Getting updates as a user

Just run dfu from anywhere within the shell ([d]ot[f]iles [u]date).

Maintenance of the repo

Updating dependencies etc.

git submodules

git submodule update --recursive --remote or just git submodule update --init --remote, dont know yet :(

bin programms

diff-highlight

1. On an up to date git installation, find the deployed a version find -L /usr -name diff-highlight -type f
2. Copy the version cp /usr/.../diff-highlight bin/diff-highlight and commit