Dotfiles

My personal dotfiles for quick setup on new machines. Change once, update everywhere.

What's Included

File	Description
`.bashrc`	Bash configuration with custom prompt, aliases, lazy-loaded conda/nvm, auto-start tmux
`.tmux.conf`	tmux config with vi keybindings and TPM plugins
`.vimrc`	Vim configuration with clipboard support, syntax highlighting, and sensible defaults
`setup.sh`	Bootstrap script for new Debian-like machines

Quick Install on a New Machine

curl -fsSL https://gitea.sjhl.nz/james/dotfiles/raw/branch/main/setup.sh | bash

Or manually:

git clone --bare https://gitea.sjhl.nz/james/dotfiles ~/.dotfiles

# Define the dotfiles alias
dotfiles() {
    /usr/bin/git --git-dir="$HOME/.dotfiles/" --work-tree="$HOME" "$@"
}

# Checkout files (will prompt if conflicts exist)
dotfiles checkout

# Hide untracked files from status
dotfiles config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

Managing Your Dotfiles

After installation, the dotfiles command is available in your shell:

# View status
dotfiles status

# Add changes
dotfiles add .bashrc
dotfiles commit -m "Update prompt"
dotfiles push

The alias is already defined in .bashrc, so it's available in new terminals.

tmux Usage

tmux starts automatically when you open a new terminal (configured in .bashrc).

Basic Commands:

Command	Action
`tmux`	Start new session
`tmux ls`	List sessions
`tmux attach -t 0`	Attach to session 0
`Ctrl+b d`	Detach from session
`Ctrl+b c`	Create new window
`Ctrl+b %`	Split vertically
`Ctrl+b "`	Split horizontally
`Ctrl+b [`	Copy/vi mode
`q`	Exit copy mode

Install TPM plugins: After first tmux start, press Ctrl+b I to install plugins (tpm, tmux-sensible, tmux-yank).

Vim Usage

Command	Action
`vi` or `vim`	Open editor
`:w`	Save
`:q`	Quit
`:q!`	Force quit
`/pattern`	Search
`n`	Next search match
`yy`	Yank (copy) line
`p`	Paste
`u`	Undo
`Ctrl+r`	Redo

Clipboard is integrated - yanking/pasting works with system clipboard.

Uninstall

To remove dotfiles from a machine:

dotfiles checkout HEAD
dotfiles clean -fd
rm -rf ~/.dotfiles ~/.dotfiles-backup

Your original files will be restored from the backup created during checkout.

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