Pete's dotfiles

This does 80% of the work of setting up a Mac the way I like it:

xcode-select --install
git clone git://github.com/notahat/dotfiles ~/.dotfiles
cd ~/.dotfiles
export DOTFILES_ENV=home
./install

I re-run ./install frequently (it's idempotent), which ensures I maintain it.

I remove anything I'm not using to keep it simple.

What's Installed?

A whole bunch of things, but key components are:

• Neovim. I've got a pretty fancy setup. It's got lots of IDE features, but is a lot cleaner than other IDEs I've used. My config is extensively commented. Starts up in about 100ms.
• Zsh config. I like it fast (so none of this Oh My Zsh nonsense), but with a nice prompt and completion. Also starts up in about 100ms.
• Kitty. It's fast, configurable, and has great documentation.
• Homebrew installs anything where I always want the latest version, including apps from the Mac App Store.
• Mise-en-place manages things like languages, where I want particular versions installed.

How It Works

./install runs steps from the steps directory. You can run individual steps, or the whole set. See ./install -h for usage.

All my config files live under config. These get soft-linked into place by the steps.

The environments directory contains separate Brewfiles and mise.toml files for my home and work machines.

Annoyances

These are things that bug me about my current setup that I'd love to improve.

• Neovim
  • Neo-tree doesn't automatically pick up changes after git operations in the terminal, and I have to manually refresh it with R.
  • I kinda wish Neo-tree didn't bind /, so I could use it to move around.
  • mini.* default key bindings don't show up in which-key.
  • I still don't love the way notifications work.