LinuxBozo's dotfiles

• Based on Mathis Bynens dotfiles setup
• Designed with OSX in mind
• Targetted mainly toward python/groovy/grails development
• Assumes you work with git and svn

Installation

Using Git and the bootstrap script

You can clone the repository wherever you want. (I like to keep it in ~/.dotfiles) The bootstrapper script will pull in the latest version and symlink the files to your home folder.

git clone https://github.com/LinuxBozo/dotfiles.git && cd dotfiles && ./bootstrap.sh

To update, cd into your local dotfiles repository and then:

./bootstrap.sh

Alternatively, to update while avoiding the confirmation prompt:

./bootstrap.sh -f

To update later on, just run that command again.

Specify the $PATH

If ~/.path exists, it will be sourced along with the other files

Here’s an example ~/.path file that adds ~/utils to the $PATH:

export PATH="$HOME/utils:$PATH"

Add custom commands without creating a new fork

If ~/.extra exists, it will be sourced along with the other files. You can use this to add a few custom commands without the need to fork this entire repository, or to add commands you don’t want to commit to a public repository.

You could also use ~/.extra to override settings, functions and aliases from my dotfiles repository. It’s probably better to fork this repository instead, though.

Sensible OS X defaults

When setting up a new Mac, you may want to set some sensible OS X defaults:

./.osx

Install Homebrew formulae

Definitely, you'll want to grab Homebrew. This is like macports, but IMHO, better. When setting up a new Mac, you may want to install some common Homebrew formulae (after installing Homebrew, of course). This little script will do it all for you:

./.brew