claudiob/dotfiles

My aliases and shortcuts to type and code faster in the Bash shell environment

How to install on a new computer

1. Fork this project into your own Github account

2. Clone on your machine:

    git clone https://github.com/<YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME>/dotfiles.git ~/bin
   

3. Make sure the .bashrc file is loaded every time you open the Terminal:

    echo "if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
      source ~/.bashrc
    fi" > ~/.bash_profile
   

4. Load environment variables, aliases and shell settings:

    ln -sf ~/bin/dotfiles/bashrc     ~/.bashrc
   

5. Enter your Github credentials in gitconfig, then load the git settings:

    ln -sf ~/bin/dotfiles/git/config  ~/.gitconfig
   

6. Load git ignore settings:

    ln -sf ~/bin/dotfiles/git/ignore  ~/.gitignore
   

7. Load git global hooks:

    mkdir -p ~/.git_template/hooks/
    ln -sf ~/bin/dotfiles/git/pre-commit  ~/.git_template/hooks/
   

8. Load rubygems settings:

    ln -sf ~/bin/dotfiles/gemrc      ~/.gemrc
   

9. Load pry settings for Rails:

    ln -sf ~/bin/dotfiles/pryrc      ~/.pryrc
   

10. Load SSH settings:

     mkdir -p ~/.ssh
     ln -sf ~/bin/dotfiles/ssh/config ~/.ssh/config
    

11. Load git prompt support:

    source ~/.bashrc
    vcprompt-install
    

12. Load hub support (optional):

    hub-install
    

13. Add custom bundles to Textmate 1 (optional):

    ln -sf ~/bin/dotfiles/textmate ~/Library/Application\ Support/TextMate/Bundles/claudiob.tmbundle
    

14. Don't track further changes to your private settings:

    cd ~/bin
    git update-index --assume-unchanged ~/bin/dotfiles/bash/env.secret
    git update-index --assume-unchanged ~/bin/dotfiles/ssh/config
    

15. Go and edit your aliases, configuration, settings, then push to your Github account!

Other tips

• Install OSX gcc installer
• Install homebrew
• Install rbenv
• Learn how to navigate with keyboard between OSX Terminal tabs