DotFiles

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Install Dotfiles

• These should go in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME which is $HOME/.config/ by default.
• Running ./cp-dotfiles.sh will:
  • Ask if you want to copy dotfiles from this repos root directory to your $HOME folder
  • Ask if you want to copy config/* folders to your $XDG_CONFIG_HOME path. - NOTE: There are many dotfiles besides bash only.

Load Order

The default load order of files is: 0. /etc/proifile - Global profile (Don't touch)

1. ~/.bash_profile - Only applies to bash
2. ~/.bash_login - Only applies to bash
3. ~/.profile - Any login shell

And from one of those it's common to source ~/.bashrc.

File Overview

Some files are as follows

File	Purpose
.bash_profile	First Load (Startup)
config/bash/.bashrc	Main script to run . ~/.bashrc on, reloads all sub-scripts below
config/bash/api	(Excluded from Git) for setting env variables for API's
config/bash/vendor	Any third-party add-ons such as pyenv, nvm, etc.
config/bash/colors	Exported variables to re-use in bash
config/bash/fn	Utility Functions (fn) for CLI
config/bash/alias	All my shortcuts to make things easier!
config/bash/includes/*	Auto-included files on run (make functions/aliases or it will run everytime)
config/git/config	Global Git config, Run your commands to customize (Below)
config/git/ignoire	Global Git ignore

How To Update: All files are loaded from .bashrc, so if you change and sub-file simply reload it with source ~/.bashrc or . ~/.bashrc.

Git Quick Customize

Run these commands to add your info:

git config --global user.name "Yourname"
git config --global user.email "youremail@somewhere.com"

# If your main SSH key is id_rsa set it like below, otherwise replace the name.
git config --global user.IdentityFile "~/.ssh/id_rsa"

# If key needs to be added
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

eval ssh-agent -s  # If you need to restart ssh agent

A Few shortcuts (See ~/.gitconfig) for more:

Command	Purpose
gl:me/repo	GitLab SSH
gh:me/repo	GitHub SSH
git cl gh:me/repo	Clone from GitHub: git clone git@github.com:me/repo.git
git cm "msg"	git commit -m "message"
git r	git reset
git br	git branch
git ra	git remote add origin
git ups	git --set-upstream origin
git co	git checkout
git st	git status

Note: This adds the shortcut in your ~./git/config file project as the short version so be aware of that when creating a new project.

Aliases List

This is found in the .bash_aliases file.

• Bash PS1 Display
  • username@host[~/path]:~$
  • username@host[~/path (master)]:~$ (Git Branches)

Navigation Shortcuts

Alias	Actual Command	Description
..	cd ..	Move up one directory
...	cd ../..	Move up two directories
....	cd ../../..	Move up three directories
l	ls -l --color=auto	Long Listing with Color
la	ls -la --color=auto	Long Listing with Hidden Files and Color
ls	ls --color=auto	List with Color
p	cd ~/projects	Go to specific Folder
www	cd /var/www	Go to specific Folder

APT Shortcuts

Alias	Actual Command	Description
apt	sudo apt-get	Prefix sudo
update	sudo apt-get update	Quick Update
updatey	sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y	Quick Upgrade w/Auto Yes
upgrade	sudo apt-get upgrade	Upgrade
autoremove	sudo apt autoremove	Quick Auto Remove
autoclean	sudo apt autoclean	Quick Auto Clean
ppa	sudo apt-add-repository	Quickly add PPA

Sudo Shortcuts

Alias	Actual Command	Description
root	sudo -i	Get to root easier
su	sudo -i	Get to root easier
sudo	sudo	Allows aliases to use sudo
chgrp	chgrp --preserve-root	Protect root folder(s)
chmod	chmod --preserve-root	Protect root folder(s)
chown	chown --preserve-root	Protect root folder(s)

Utility Shortcuts

Alias	Actual Command	Description
df		improvement (apt insttall pydf)
du		improvement (apt install ncdu)
gza		GZip an current folder
extract		extract nearly any file extension

Search Shortcuts

Alias	Actual Command	Description
egrep	egrep --color=auto	Color to egrep
ffile	find . -name	find file by name
fgrep	fgrep --color=auto	Color to fgrep
grep	grep --color=auto	Color to grep

Misc Shortcuts

Alias	Actual Command	Description
h	history	View Bash History
c	clear	Clear Terminal
gitall		Get all current repo branches
gitallbranches		Fetches all git branches in a repository
ip		get current ip
j	jobs -l	Show running jobs
mkdir	mkdir -pv	Make directories multi-levels deep
now		Current Date Time
os	lsb_release -a	OS Info
ports	netstat -tulanp	Open Ports
pnpm	netstat -tulanp	Open Ports
py	python	Shorthand Python
vi	vim	Always use VIM
ssh-permissions		Updates ~/.ssh folder, private and .pub keys
wget	wget -c	Continue if failed download
xclip	xclip -sel clip	Copy content

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Disclaimer: Not all Features are flawless, many things are experimental and change often.

License: Open Source MIT

(C) 2017-2025 Jesse Boyer <JREAM LLC>