My Dotfiles

Tools used

• Text editor: Neovim
• Window manager: Aerospace
• Terminal: Wezterm
• Prompt: Oh-my-posh
• Font: Jetbrains Mono NL

Installation

1. Install Homebrew by copying the command below and following the instructions.

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Once you have followed the instructions and restarted your terminal, run the following command to confirm Homebrew was installed properly:

brew doctor

If everything went well, the above command should output Your system is ready to brew.

2. Install git:

brew install git

3. Configure git by following the First-Time Git Setup guide:

git config --global user.name "John Doe"
git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com
git config --global core.editor nvim
git config --global init.defaultBranch main

4. Generate and add a new SSH key to your Github account using this handy guide.
5. Clone this repository in your home directory:

# inside ~, run:
git clone git@github.com:maualvm/dotfiles.git

6. cd into the cloned repository:

# inside ~
cd dotfiles

7. Install all necessary tools using the included Brewfile by running:

brew bundle

8. Make a symlink to this folder using GNU Stow:

# inside ~/dotfiles, run:
stow .

9. Install Mac Mouse Fix and Better Display by following the instructions.

You're done!

Neovim

• Plugin manager: lazy.nvim
• Colorscheme: catppuccin

Plugins

• File browser: oil.nvim
• File picker: fzf-lua
• Statusline: lualine.nvim
• Git: fugitive.vim
• Autocomplete: nvim-cmp + Github Copilot