.setup

Setting up a New Machine

Steps

1. Building the Partition Table
2. Choosing a Platform
3. Forking the Dotfiles
4. Setting up the Environment
5. Custom Keybindings

Building the Partition Table

1. Partition Formats

Note: This partition table accomodates several OS's with a local storage partition (Drive) with Read / Write privileges in all. Drive is synced to Google Backup and Sync and iCloud Drive.

Choosing a Platform

• macOS Catalina
• Linux

Source: unknown

Choosing a Distribution

• Ubuntu
• Kali
• Arch
• Manjaro
• Debian
• Mint
• Peppermint
• Solus
• Elementary

Choosing a Kernel

• Arch
• Manjaro
• Ubuntu (bionic)
• Darwin

Choosing a Desktop Environment

• Deepin
• XFCE
• Budgie
• Mate
• Cinnamin
• KDE Neon
• EndlessOS
• Ubuntu Flavors

Choosing a Window Manager

• i3
• Deepin WM
• Quartz Compositor (Finder)
• Muffin
• Metacity (Marco)

Choosing a Package Manager

• brew
• pip
• npm
• apt-get
• pacman

Choosing a Shell

• bash
• oh-my-zsh
• shell
• powershell
• gnome
• unity

Choosing a Boot Manager

• GRUB
• rEFInd

Operating Systems: Manjaro Deepin, Linux Ubuntu, macOS Catalina

Forking Dotfiles

Note: the hidden dotfiles folder will be cloned to the home directory.

• type git clone https://github.com/briancrink/.dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles to clone to the local home directory.
• type source ~/.dotfiles/.setup/.bootstrap to begin the setup process.

Setting up the Environment

• macOS updated to support Catalina

• Linux

• i3

• rEFInd

• VS Code

Uninstalling

Note: add soon

Custom Keybindings

Global Defaults

• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+ \ to show all Finder tabs

• press ⌘ Command+↑ Arrow for Mission Control

• press ⌘ Command+↓ Arrow to show Desktop

• press ⌘ Command+← Arrow to move left a space

• press ⌘ Command+→ Arrow to move right a space

• press ⌘ Command+⇥ Tab to jump to a space

• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+P to screenshot selected area

• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+R for screenshot recording options

• press ⌘ Command+T to open Terminal

• press ⌘ Command+3 to tag an item

• press ⌘ Command+Space to spotlight search

• press ⌘ Command+B to run backapp workflow

• press ⌘ Command+N for new tab

• press ⌘ Command+Enter to rename

• press ⌘ Command+H to show full history

• press ⌘ Command+C to copy

• press ⌘ Command+V to paste

• press ⌘ Command+S to save

• press ⌘ Command+delete to move file(s) to trash

• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+delete to clear trash

• press ⌘ Command+F to find | regex search

• press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+→ Arrow to show next tab

• press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+← Arrow to show previous tab

• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+H to go to Home directory in Finder

• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+C to go to Computer directory in Finder

• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+D to go to Desktop directory in Finder

Chrome

• press ⌘ Command+R to reload page

• press ⌘ Command+L to give search bar focus

• press ⌘ Command+W to close active tab

• press ⌘ Command+N to open new tab

• press ⌘ Command+Q to quit application

Photoshop

• press ⇧ Shift+⌘ Command+⌥ Option+E to merge all layers

Slack

• press ⌘ Command+/ to toggle shortcut panel
• press ⌘ Command+F to search
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+Scmd to star items
• press @+‘username’
• press #+‘channel’
• press ⌘ Command+U to upload a file

rEFInd

• press F2 to select a boot option
• press F10 to screenshot the boot manager

Shell

• press ⇥ Tab for if file exits, bash will autocomplete name
• press ⌃ Control+C to stop the execution of running program in bash
• press ↑ Arrow or ↓ Arrow to cycle through command history
• press ⌃ Control+R to reverse history search
• press ⌃ Control+A to go to beginning of the line
• press ⌃ Control+L to clear the screen

Terminal

• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+1 to Select Menu Item.. Default
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+2 to Select Menu Item.. Joker
• press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+Space to Split Horizontally with Current Profile
• press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+N to Split Vertically with Current Profile
• press ⌘ Command+N to Open New Tab
• press ⌘ Command+P to Open Preferences
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+→ Arrow to Select Next Tab
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+← Arrow to Select Previous Tab
• press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+↑ Arrow to Select Split Pane Above
• press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+↓ Arrow to Select Split Pane Below
• press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+← Arrow to Select Split Pane Left
• press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+→ Arrow to Select Split Pane Right

TMUX (Terminal Multiplexing)

• install tmux to separate cmd into < 4 windows
• type tmux
• type ⌃ Control+B to let program know to listen
• type % to open a new window
• type ⌃ Control+B to switch back to first window
• type man tmux to find tmux manual
• type ⌃ Control+B+$ to rename session window
• type Q to quit menu
• type ⌃ Control+B+← Arrow or → Arrow to switch window sessions

VS Code

• press ⌘ Command+, to open settings
• press ⌘ Command+R to open recent workspace
• press ⌘ Command+S to save
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+S to save workspace
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+⌥ Option+S to save all
• press ⌘ Command+N for new file
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+N for new window
• press ⌘ Command+O to open
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+O to open workspace
• press ⌘ Command+W to close active editor
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+W to close workspace
• press ⌘ Command+Q to quit vs code
• press ⌘ Command+P to open preview
• press ⌘ Command+K to open keyboard shortcuts
• press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+→ Arrow to move right in editors
• press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+← Arrow to move left in editors
• press ⌘ Command+T to open terminal
• press ⌘ Command+F to find < keyword >
• press ⌘ Command+Enter to run code (requires code runner)
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+Space to show command palette
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+F to format document (requires language formatter)
• press ⌘ Command+/ to view problems window pane
• press Fn+→ Arrow to jump to the end of the line
• press Fn+← Arrow to jump to the beginning of line
• press Fn+↑ Arrow to jump to the top of the file
• press Fn+↓ Arrow to jump to the bottom of the file
• press ⌥ Option+↑ Arrow to move a selected line(s) up
• press ⌥ Option+↓ Arrow to move a selected line(s) down
• press ⌘ Command+. to toggle comment block code
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+D to open debugging window
• press the button with the red indicator to create a launch.json config file in your project folder
• no modification of the launch.json required
• press start debugging with current file (Integrated Terminal)
• press F5 to debug application
• press Fn+F5 to debug application
• press ⌃ Control+F5 to run application
• press ⌃ Control+Fn+F5 to run application
• press ⇧ Shift+Fn+F5 to stop debugging
• press F9 to toggle breakpoint
• press F10 to step over
• press F11 to step into
• press ⇧ Shift+ F11 to step out
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+F to fold all
• press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+U to unfold all