Dotfiles

My BETA dotfiles for Ubuntu 20.04, Zsh, Oh My Zsh, TMUX, and NVim. Based on the RCM dotfile framework. This project is in development mode, so you may encounter bugs. Please don't use this if you're not familiar with these tools.

Install

RCM

sudo apt update -y \
&& sudo apt upgrade -y \
&& sudo apt autoremove -y \
&& sudo apt install -y rcm

Dotfiles

# Create local dotfiles directory
mkdir -p ~/dotfiles-local

# Create example local dotfiles
touch ~/dotfiles-local/gitconfig.local
touch ~/dotfiles-local/aliases.local

# Clone dotfiles repository
git clone https://github.com/jesuserro/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles

# Install the dotfiles (create symlinks)
env RCRC=$HOME/dotfiles/rcrc rcup

After the initial installation, you can run rcup without setting the RCRC environment variable. This command will create symlinks for config files in your home directory:

rcup

Update

To link any new files and install new vim plugins:

rcup
source ~/.zshrc
pkill -f tmux

Adding New Dots

You can add vim support by doing this:

touch ~/.vim
mkrc ~/.vim
rcup

For more information on adding new files, visit RCM Documentation.

Customizations

Create a directory for your personal customizations:

mkdir -p ~/dotfiles-local

Put your customizations in ~/dotfiles-local appended with .local:

• ~/dotfiles-local/aliases.local
• ~/dotfiles-local/gitconfig.local
• ~/dotfiles-local/tmux.conf.local
• ~/dotfiles-local/vimrc.local
• ~/dotfiles-local/zshrc.local

.zshrc Configuration

Edit your ~/dotfiles/zshrc like this:

# Powerlevel10k instant prompt
if [[ -r "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/p10k-instant-prompt-${(%):-%n}.zsh" ]]; then
  source "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/p10k-instant-prompt-${(%):-%n}.zsh"
fi

# Oh My Zsh configuration
export ZSH="$HOME/.oh-my-zsh"
ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"
plugins=(
  git
  colorize
  colored-man-pages
  history
  dirhistory
  jsontools
  zsh-autosuggestions
  zsh-syntax-highlighting
  autoupdate
  vi-mode
)
source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh

# User configuration
[[ -f ~/.zshrc.local ]] && source ~/.zshrc.local
[[ -f ~/.aliases ]] && source ~/.aliases
[[ ! -f ~/.p10k.zsh ]] || source ~/.p10k.zsh

Oh My ZSH Plugins

Here are some popular plugins to enhance your Oh My Zsh experience:

Plugin	Git Command	Description
zsh-autosuggestions	git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions	Suggests commands based on history as you type.
zsh-syntax-highlighting	git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting	Highlights syntax in your command line.
zsh-completions	git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-completions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-completions	Provides additional completions for many commands.
zsh-history-substring-search	git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-history-substring-search	Searches your command history by substring.
z	git clone https://github.com/rupa/z ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/z	Quickly navigates to directories you use frequently.
zsh-nvm	git clone https://github.com/lukechilds/zsh-nvm ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-nvm	Manages Node.js versions.
autoupdate	git clone https://github.com/TamCore/autoupdate-oh-my-zsh-plugins ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/autoupdate	Automatically updates oh-my-zsh and its plugins.

Resources

• Install ZSH in Ubuntu
• Oh My Zsh Plugins
• TMUX Configuration
• Neovim
• Vim Color Schemes

Inspired by

• thoughtbot/dotfiles
• thoughtbot/rcm