dotfiles

dotfiles and random notes about setting up a new computer

setup github

• reference: https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account
• generate a 4096 bit RSA key: ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -f ~/.ssh/<file> -C "comment"
  • -f to specify the filename
  • -C to add a comment
• grab the public key: cat ~/.ssh/<file>.pub | pbcopy
• paste into github
• add ssh config file to ~/.ssh
  • reference: https://www.jwillikers.com/my-ssh-configuration

add symlinks

• files to symlink: .gitconfig, .zshrc, .vimrc
• repos might not be in the Project directory

ln -s Projects/dotfiles/<filename> ~/<filename>

# add -f flag to overwrite existing links
ln -s Projects/dotfiles/<filename> ~/<filename>

things to install

• VS Code
  • launch from command line
  • plugins
    • prettier
    • gitlens
    • markdownlint
    • shellcheck
• iterm2
  • install theme - dracula for iterm
  • use natural text editing - Preferences -> Profiles -> Keys -> Load Preset... -> Natural Text Editing
    • this way, cmd + -> will go to end of line and option + -> will jump words
• homebrew
  • installs Xcode Command Line Tools
  • final step - add homebrew to PATH
• oh-my-zsh
• bat
  • brew install bat
  • added as alias for cat (in .zshrc)
• vim-plug
  • auto installed in .zshrc file
  • to install plugins with plugin manager: vi ~/.vimrc :PlugInstall
  • plugin(s) to install: vim-airline
• fzf
  • brew install fzf
  • install key bindings and fuzzy completion: $(brew --prefix)/opt/fzf/install
• ripgrep
• tldr