Adam's Home Directory Stuff

This repo contains some of the stuff from my home directory on most machines (primarily Mac machines) I use.

Included are my basic config files and a bin directory that I typically add to my PATH with various tools & utilities.

This was inspired by a number of talks at Polyglot 2013, as well as the discussion at:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17082038/efficient-way-to-manage-a-git-repository-for-local-config-files

I used to have a script (link_in_homedir.py) that symlinked everything from this repo to my actual home directory. The thing I found though is that there's always machine specific config that makes that difficult, and I'd end up just copying stuff from my checked out copy of this repo to my home directory. The script is still around for inspiration, but is very much deprecated now.

Structure

There are a handful of directories:

• /dotfiles - contains all hidden files that normally go in my root home directory (think things like .bashrc, .gitconfig, etc)
• /bin - a handful of various utilities & scripts to make life easier. I usually put this into my PATH.
• /.git-templates - some handy Git related hooks & such.
• /.vscode - some templates for tasks.json & settings files for the best editor out there
• /iterm - I use iTerm2 as my terminal of choice. Sometimes I export my settings for it to this directory

Most of these directories should be considered starting points for setting stuff up. Many of the files within them have to be tweaked to work for a specific machine.

Caveats/Issues/Notes

Python Stuff

There's various Python utilities required for some of the scripts in bin. Make sure you have a decent version of Python and pip installed.

iTerm2

I use iTerm2 as my terminal of choice, and my config can be found in iterm/

This can be restored by following: https://gitlab.com/gnachman/iterm2/-/issues/8029

I've also blogged about my iterm setup: https://www.codependentcodr.com/iterm2-setup.html#iterm2-setup

Other Setup Stuff

These are some other apps I install whenever I have to set up a new Mac.

Homebrew

The best package manager: https://brew.sh/

Git

Install via install_brew_pkgs.sh

Pyenv

Install via install_brew_pkgs.sh

Visual Studio Code

My editor of choice: https://code.visualstudio.com/

Sublime Text

My 2nd editor of choice, LOL: https://www.sublimetext.com/

As well, I add the following keymappings (open "keybindings" in the command pallette):

[
  { "keys": ["super+shift+k"], "command": "run_macro_file", "args": {"file": "res://Packages/Default/Delete Line.sublime-macro"} },
  { "keys": ["alt+up"], "command": "swap_line_up" },
  { "keys": ["alt+down"], "command": "swap_line_down" },
  { "keys": ["alt+shift+up"], "command": "duplicate_line" },
  { "keys": ["alt+shift+down"], "command": "duplicate_line" }
]

Amphetamine

Amphetamine: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/amphetamine/id937984704?mt=12

LolCat

sudo gem install lolcat

ItsyCal

Itsycal: https://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/

Rectangle

https://rectangleapp.com/

Settings are in apple/Rectangle/RectangleConfig.json

Activity Timer

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/activity-timer/id808647808

Horo

https://matthewpalmer.net/horo-free-timer-mac/

Zappy

https://zapier.com/zappy

Superpowered.me

https://superpowered.me/

Raycast

https://www.raycast.com/

Bartender

https://macbartender.com/

KeePassXC

https://keepassxc.org/

Pipx

Install via install_brew_pkgs.sh

Starship

For that nice prompt goodness: https://starship.rs/

Install via install_brew_pkgs.sh

Then symlink (or copy) .config/starship.toml to ~/.config.

I've also blogged about my Starship setup: https://www.codependentcodr.com/using-starship-for-terminal-prompt-goodness.html

Misc Global Python Commands

All installed with Pipx. Use the supplied install_py_pkgs.sh script.

./install_py_pkgs.sh

There's definitely other things I install, but that's a good start.

Misc OSX Config Stuff

Maybe some of this could be automated/scripted?

Show Hidden Files

Show hidden files, in terminal:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true
defaults write -g AppleShowAllFiles -bool true

killall Finder

Source: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/99213/is-it-possible-to-always-show-hidden-dotfiles-in-open-save-dialogs/99214#99214

Disable The Touchbar

Since it's horrible: https://osxdaily.com/2018/08/30/disable-touch-bar-macbook-pro/

Other Examples of This

I'm not the first to throw my config/setup stuff into a source control repository, others to look at for inspiration:

https://bitbucket.org/j/dotfiles/src

https://github.com/garybernhardt/dotfiles