dotfiles

A collection of my dotfiles (e.g. .config, .bashrc)

This is written for both Linux Mint 17.1 (Cinnamon) and Mac OS X Mountain Lion.

Getting started

To install dotfiles, run ./install.sh.

This will create symlinks and copy/append files when symlinks are inappropriate.

Documentation

Bash prompt

My bash prompt is hosted at twolfson/sexy-bash-prompt. It provides file system, git branch, and git status via symbols.

Files

• .bash_profile - Bash script that is run at login
  • Sets default editor to Sublime Text
  • Enables CLI coloring
  • Runs .bashrc for aliases and PATH updates
• .bashrc - Run when a new terminal is opened
  • Creates aliases
  • Add helper and polyfill commands
  • Enables tab completion for git and fab
  • Adds customized sexy bash prompt
• .config/sublime-text-3/Packages/User - Configuration for Sublime Text
  • Includes list of commonly used packages in [Package Control.sublime-settings](.config/sublime-text-3/Packages/User/Package Control.sublime-settings)
• .fonts/anonymous+Pro-Powerline.ttf - Anonymous Pro, a monospaced font with serifs
  • This font comes from Powerline which contains additional characters. However, I don't use them.
• .gitconfig
  • Set up credentials for twolfson (me)
  • Disable creation of .orig files
  • Set meld as mergetool/difftool
  • Enable git colors
  • Add aliases
    • add-pr - Adds a new remote for fetching pull requests as branches
    • amend - Update previous commit
    • git - For chaining of multiple git's (e.g. git git status)
• .gconf - Configurations for Gnome (e.g. Ctrl+Alt+Del for gnome-system-monitor)
• .nanorc - Adds syntax highlighting for nano

.bashrc aliases

• inco - Opens a Chrome Incognito window
• lock - Locks computer via screensaver on Gnome/Cinnamon
• volume - Control sound output

Directory movements

• cd - Moved to directory and pushes onto directory stack (via pushd)
• .., [...], ..... - Navigate up one, [...], five directories (via pushd)
• ~ - Navigate to the home directory (via pushd)
• ,,, [...], ,,,,, - Navigate back one, [...], five directories (in the pushd stack via popd)
• , - List out current pushd/popd stack
• copy - Aliases for consistent copying functionality across Linux Mint and OSX

Programs

• Sublime Text 3 with [Package Control][], text editor with great plugin system and ecosystem
  • SideBarEnhancements, adds a bunch of file system comands to command palette
  • SyncedSideBar, adds command to reveal current file in side bar (expands folder structure)
  • Table Editor, edit Markdown tables easily (GFM compatible)
  • Quick File Creator, adds shortcuts for creating new directories and files
  • Find++, adds commands for searching project, current file, or all open files
  • Any syntax file I work with (e.g. Jade, SASS)
  • SublimeLinter, lints Python and JavaScript on every save
  • Origami, rearranges files betweens panes
  • snippet-destroyer, removes all snippet autocompletes for consistent tab functionality
  • CodeFormatter, beautifies a JavaScript or Python file
  • Pretty JSON, beautifies a JSON file
  • Githubinator, open GitHub browse and blame for the active file
  • Phabricator, open Phabricator browse for the active file
  • Insert Nums, inserts an ordered list of numbers at each cursor position
  • InsertDate, insert a date string
    • Used for article timestamping
  • Markdown Extended and Monokai Extended, extended syntax highlighting to support GitHub Flavored Markdown
  • Case Conversion, switch between various cases easily
  • CanISwitchToSublimeText3, determine if all my plugins are ready to upgrade to Sublime Text 3
  • Maybs Quit, prevent accidental exits by adding prompt to ctrl+q
• nodemon, watches .js files for changes and re-executes a script
  • Great for restarting local development servers on save
• listen-spawn, listens for HTTP requests and re-executes a script
  • Great for tests when used in junction with Hooks and Request in Sublime Text
• livereload, automatically refresh browser when a file is updated
• hub, adds more GitHub commands (e.g. repo creation, open current repo in browser)
• howdoi, look up StackOverflow answers from the command line
• Charles Proxy, inject scripts and fake pages when developing against 3rd party sites
• git-extras, adds bonus git commands (e.g. git back to reset previous commit, git ignore to add a file pattern to .gitignore)
• Google Music, music player hosted by Google
• Pixlr, Photoshop from the browser
• Firefox with Firebug, browser and development tool of choice
• Vagrant, create and teardown development virtual machines on the fly
• ievms, installs Internet Explorer virtual machines
• VirtualBox, virtual machine runtime
• nano, small and intuitive text editor that I use for git commit messages
• Gmail with labs plugins, Google's mail program
  • Keyboard shortcuts, key bindings to navigate and categorize emails
  • Undo, allows me to undo an accidental archive action
  • Favicon, view unread email count in favicon
• Shortcut Foo, flash cards for program shortcuts
• grunt-init-node, prompt style boilerplate for node modules
• gti, "alias" similar to sl for ls that plays GTI animation but runs `git command afterwards
• victorious-git, plays fanfare upon merge conflict resolution

Linux Specific

• gnome-terminal, terminal emulator for Gnome
• Amarok, music player for Linux
• Quod Libet, manage music library tags
• wmctrl-pad, manage window positions and layout
  • Integrates nicely with keyboard shortcuts
• gnome-pie, cursor based launcher
  • Useful for GUI tasks like quick launching screenshot selection

Mac OS X Specific

• iTerm 2, terminal emulator for OS X with nice configuration settings
• Spectacle, adds shortcuts to position windows
• Alfred, makes actions more accessible (e.g. lock)
• Go2Shell, open a shell via button in Finder window

Workflow

• Key repeat is set to very high
• Use multiple monitors, layout to see everything at a glance
  • Move windows around via shortcuts; Spectacle (Mac OS X), wmctrl-pad (Gnome)
• Create new files via a shortcut
  • 'Quick File Creator' inside Sublime Text
• Duplicate files files in one command
  • 'File: Duplcate' via SideBarEnhancements inside Sublime Text
• When debugging a problem, I use a binary search of console.log statements
• When finding methods/strings in foreign code bases, I use 'Find: In Current File' via Find++ in Sublime Text
  • Alternatively, I use git grep to search the git filesystem
• Checkout and merge previous branches via git checkout/merge -. See Coderwall protips for more.
• I use live coding frequently in multiple scenarios
  • nodemon to reload local node servers whenever a .js file changes
  • livereload in combination with Hooks and Request in Sublime Text to trigger actions (e.g. npm test) on save
  • More information can be found at http://twolfson.com/2013-07-27-develop-faster
• Open GitHub and Phabricator from Sublime Text via Githubinator and Phabricator plugins
• Create new repos in GitHub via hub
• Create templated repos via grunt-init-node
• Learn program shortcuts early on (e.g. bash, less)
  • Use Shortcut Foo to learn key bindings of new programs
• Inside Sublime Text, multiple word selection is great for deleting a single word as well as adjusting multiple

Donating

Support this project and others by twolfson via donations.

http://twolfson.com/support-me

Unlicense

As of Feb 28 2014, Todd Wolfson has released this repository and its contents to the public domain.

It has been released under the UNLICENSE.