Dotfiles

Having embraced the minimalist linux philosophy for almost 3 years now, it's time for me to share my dotfiles on github, with the double benefit of version control and backup.

Like all dotfiles, this is barely my own work, I have mostly selected dotfiles that I found useful and elegant.

I use Arch Linux and run i3wm/i3-gaps.

Packages and features

These dotfiles are as modular as possible, strongly advocating the XDG Base Directory specification especially against stubborn packages that still refuse to embrace this standard.

Configs:

• Shell: zsh
  • ~/.config/shell: global shell configs (shell-independent)
    • ~/.config/env: environment variables (including PATH)
    • ~/.config/alias: my common aliases and functions
    • ~/.config/logout: script to run on logout
  • ~/.config/zsh: zsh-specific configs
    • ~/.zshenv: redirect to shell/zsh dir (the workaround isn't elegant enough)
    • ~/.config/zsh/.zprofile: sources ~/.config/shell/env
    • ~/.config/zsh/.zshrc: interactive zsh script (sources ~/.config/shell/alias)
    • ~/.config/zsh/.zlogout: sources ~/.config/shell/logout
• WM: i3-gaps (config: ~/.config/i3)
• Editor: vim
  • ~/.config/vim/: vim config directory
  • ~/.config/vim/vimrc: main config file
  • ~/.config/vim/plugins.vim: plugins file (managed using vim-plug)
  • ~/.config/vim/filetypes.vim: autodetect filetypes and reload configs on save
• Music: mpd/ncmpcpp
• Xorg: ~/.config/X11
  • ~/.config/X11/xinitrc:
    • sets keyboard layout (I use fr+ar you might want to change that)
    • loads Xresources
    • sets screen layout (xrandr/arandr script)
    • sets background (using feh)
    • runs application in background (mpd, compositor)
    • starts WM
  • ~/.config/X11/Xresources:
    • sets color theme and urxvt settings
• Terminal: rxvt-unicode (configured in Xresources)
• Statusbar: polybar (~/.config/polybar/)
• File manager: ranger (~/.config/ranger/)
• GTK: ~/.config/gtk-{2|3}.0/
• Launcher: rofi (~/.config/rofi/)
• R: enironment and profile basic configs (~/.config/R/)

Scripts:

Scripts reside in ~/.local/bin/ don't forget to make them executable (chmod +x <SCRIPT>).

• blurlock: blurred lock screen for i3lock (stolen from Manjaro)
• i3exit: useful exit script for i3 (stolen from Manjaro)
• cleanhome: removes dotdirs from home (list specified in ~/.config/kill`)
• screen: script for handeling dual screen (HDMI or VGA) using xrandr
• tinytex: wrapper script around tinytex R package
• vscode: wrapper script around code that enforces XDG base directories

TO-DO List:

• ROFI
  • create/steal an icon-based theme for drun
  • create/steal an exit-menu launcher
• Xresources: seperate into modules (at least separate urxvt configs)
• Polybar: better configs