dotfiles

My linux dot files.

Install

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$ cd ~
$ git clone ssh://git@github.com/jmcaffee/dotfiles.git

Run the install script:

$ dotfiles/install_dotfiles.sh

or do it yourself:

# Make links to the pertinent files

$ ln -s dotfiles/.bashrc .bashrc
$ ln -s dotfiles/.bash_aliases .bash_aliases
$ ln -s dotfiles/.bash_logout .bash_logout

Backups

The install script creates a directory to backup your existing .bash* files: dotfile_backups

Local .bash files

It also creates a directory to place your local .bash* files: .bashrc.d

Files in this directory will be sourced when .bashrc is read. These files are sourced AFTER the standard .bash* files so your settings can override anything set prior.

Place any environment specific files in this directory.

This is a good place to put files such as .git_aliases

rbenv

.bashrc looks in your $HOME directory for a .bash_rbenv file. It will source this file before anything else if it's found.

I like to export my RAILS_ENV in this file.

Welcome Message

If you'd like to see a customized welcome message at login, copy the welcome.example script to dotfiles/welcome.sh:

$ cp dotfiles/welcome.example dotfiles/welcome.sh

Modify it to your liking.

If .bashrc finds the welcome.sh script, it will run it after it has completed.