dotfiles

Personal dotfiles for Linux shells, terminal tools, and editors.

Scope

• Primary target: Linux
• macOS bits exist but are legacy/unmaintained
• Several settings are host-specific (based on hostname)

Quick Start

1. Clone to ~/dotfiles.
2. Link top-level dotfiles:

cd ~/dotfiles
./makesymlinks.sh

3. Optional X11 resources:

./makesymlinks.sh xserver

4. Link app configs in ~/.config:

mkdir -p ~/.config
ln -snf ~/dotfiles/config/nvim ~/.config/nvim
ln -snf ~/dotfiles/config/fastfetch ~/.config/fastfetch

5. Reload shell:

source ~/.bash_profile

What Is Included

• bash_profile: login shell environment and host-specific setup
• bashrc: interactive shell behavior, prompt, history sync
• bash_aliases: aliases/functions per platform/host
• inputrc: readline completion and tab behavior
• tmux.conf: keybindings, statusline, clipboard behavior
• Xresources: xterm look/behavior (used with xserver option)
• config/nvim/init.lua: Neovim base settings
• config/fastfetch/config.jsonc: fastfetch module layout
• emacs: Emacs init file

Utilities

• makesymlinks.sh: backs up existing dotfiles to ~/dotfiles_old (timestamped) and recreates symlinks
• tmuxreconnect: source this to resync tmux environment variables after reattach
• freemem.sh: prints current RAM usage percentage

Notes

• The script links standard dotfiles and ~/bin/freemem.sh.
• If a source file is missing, makesymlinks.sh skips it and continues.
• gitconfig currently uses credential.helper=store.