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 git            > global git config and aliases
 tmux           > terminal multiplexer with custom status bar
 polybar        > fast and easy-to-use status bar
 i3             > tiling wm for Xorg server
 sway           > tiling wm for Wayland
 termite        > sourcerer terminal colors and keyboard settings
 nvim           > personal config for Neovim
 wallpaper      > the cool desktop background images i use
 zsh            > zshell settings, aliases, and custom prompts

TOC

• managing
• installing
• how it works
• tl;dr
• previews

Managing

I manage mine with gnu stow, a free, portable, lightweight symlink farm manager. this allows me to keep a versioned directory of all my config files that are virtually linked into place via a single command. this makes sharing these files among many users (root) and computers super simple. and does not clutter your home directory with version control files.

Installing

stow is available for all linux and most other unix like distributions via your package manager.

• sudo pacman -S stow
• sudo apt-get install stow
• brew install stow

or clone it from source and build it yourself.

TL;DR

navigate to your home directory

cd ~

clone the repo:

git clone http://github.com/alexbenic/dotfiles

enter the dotfiles directory

cd dotfiles

install the zsh settings

stow zsh

install zsh settings for the root user

sudo stow zsh -t /root

install termite config

stow termite

uninstall termite theme

stow -D termite

etc, etc, etc...

My shell

i prefer a minimal setup, and choose to interact with my operating system via the so-called "terminal" or "command line", (read that quoting sarcastically) over a gui interface 2 times out of 3. with the web browser and video player among the noted outliers. in my opinion, using your computer should be a very personal experience. your colors, aliases, key-bindings, etc meticulously crafted to your exacting specifications. so for me, the unix shell is the most important part of my environment.

Previews

termite

wallpaper

nvim