pringshia/bin

My customized ~/bin (including dotfiles)

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/pringshia/bin.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, the load the git settings:

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

6. Load git ignore settings:

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

7. Load SSH settings:

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

8. Load git prompt support:

   source ~/.bashrc
   

   Follow the instructions here: https://github.com/djl/vcprompt

9. Load diff-so-fancy support:

   brew install diff-so-fancy
   git config --global core.pager "diff-so-fancy | less --tabs=4 -RFX"
   

10. 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 
    

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

Other tips

• Install OSX gcc installer
• Install z into /usr/local/bin
• Install homebrew
• Learn how to navigate with keyboard between OSX Terminal tabs