Dotfiles

Dotfiles are configuration files for various applications. The dotfiles in this guide are primarily meant to be installed on Ubuntu alongside Zsh and Oh My Zsh. However, the installation process may work on other operating systems (e.g., Windows and macOS).

Installation

Clone Repository

Clone dotfiles repository into the ~/.config directory.

cd ~/.configgit clone https://github.com/jcp/dotfiles.git

info

The dotfiles repository can be cloned into any directory. install.sh will create symlinks for each dotfile in the $HOME directory.

Install

Execute install.sh script and proceed through the prompts.

cd dotfileschmod +x install.sh./install.sh

dconf

dconf is a low-level key-based settings storage framework used by the GNOME desktop environment. install.sh contains an optional prompt to load custom dconf settings. Existing dconf settings may be lost if they're not merged with .dconf before executing ./install.sh.

caution

Install Zsh and Oh My Zsh before you run install.sh.

Aliases

After installation, the following aliases are supported.

File System

Alias	Description	Command
c	Open directory in Visual Studio Code.	code .
d, dev	Change directory to ~/Development.	cd ~/Development
dl	Change directory to ~/Development.	cd ~/Downloads
doc	Change directory to ~/Documents.	cd ~/Documents
dotfiles	Change directory to ~/.config/dotfiles.	cd ~/.config/dotfiles
ls, l	Enhance ls results with exa.	exa -alh --group-directories-first --classify

Applications

Alias	Description	Command
down	Split window down.	tilix -a session-add-down
right	Split window right.	tilix -a session-add-right

Scripts

Alias	Description	Command
develop	Copy development dotfiles to active directory.	bash ~/.config/dotfiles/develop.sh