jhgaylor's dotfiles

JavaScript-based dotfiles powered by Grunt.

Dependencies

1. Install Git, if you don't have it yet.
2. Install NodeJS, if you don't have it yet.

TODO:

Install Brew, python, virtualenv, etc. in the gruntfile

How to install?

$ [sudo] npm install -g dotfiles

This will install dotfiles from NPM.

How to setup?

$ dotfiles setup

This will symlink the appropriate files into your home directory. It may ask your password multiple times during the process.

How to update?

$ dotfiles

Just type dotfiles and it lets you know when updates are available.

What's included?

All my command-line tools and its configurations. Have fun :)

Aliases

• server Serve current folder over HTTP

Shell

• ZSH for shell
• Oh my ZSH for ZSH tweaking

Theme

• Dracula for better syntax highlight for ZSH, iTerm2 and Alfred

General

• Z for quick navigation through folders
• Shell highlighting Fish shell like syntax highlighting for Zsh

NodeJS

• N for Node version management
• Bower for front-end package management
• Grunt for task automation
• JSHint for JavaScript code quality
• NodeGH GitHub command line tools
• NodeGH Gif NodeGH plugin for commenting on pull requests/issues using GIF reactions.
• NodeGH Jira NodeGH plugin for integrating Jira, an issue management system

Ruby

• Rbenv for Ruby version management
• Ruby Build for installing different Ruby versions
• Compass for Sass programming
• Jekyll for static generated website development

OSX

• Disable the sound effects on boot
• Dock: automatically hide and show
• Dock: enable animation when opening applications
• Dock: enable highlight hover effect for the grid view of a stack
• Dock: enable magnification
• Dock: enable spring loading for all Dock items
• Dock: make icons of hidden applications translucent
• Dock: minimize windows into their application's icon
• Enable full keyboard access for all controls
• Disable hot corners
• Enable snap-to-grid for icons on the desktop and in other icon views
• Enable subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs
• Finder: allow quitting via ⌘ + Q; doing so will also hide desktop icons
• Finder: allow text selection in Quick Look
• Finder: automatically open a new window when a volume is mounted
• Finder: disable window and Get Info animations
• Finder: display full path as Finder window title
• Finder: enable AirDrop over Ethernet and on unsupported Macs running Lion
• Finder: enable spring loading for directories
• Finder: show all filename extensions
• Finder: show hidden files by default
• Finder: show path bar
• Finder: show status bar
• Follow the keyboard focus while zoomed in
• Four-letter codes for the other view modes: icnv, Nlsv, Flwv
• General: automatically illuminate built-in MacBook keyboard in low light
• General: automatically quit printer app once the print jobs complete
• General: automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use
• General: create .DS_Store files on network volumes
• General: disable "natural" (Lion-style) scrolling
• General: enable auto-correct
• General: enable Dashboard as an overlay
• General: enable HiDPI display modes (requires restart)
• General: Enable icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop
• General: enable press-and-hold for keys instead of key repeat
• General: Enable save documents to iCloud
• General: enable scroll gesture with the Ctrl (^) modifier key to zoom
• General: enable smart dashes, they're annoying when typing code
• General: enable smart quotes, they're annoying when typing code
• General: enable the "Are you sure you want to open this application?" dialog
• General: enable the warning before emptying the Trash
• General: enable the warning when changing a file extension
• Increase grid spacing for icons on the desktop and in other icon views
• Increase sound quality for Bluetooth headphones/headsets
• Increase the size of icons on the desktop and in other icon views
• iTerm: enable prompt when quitting iTerm
• Menu bar: show remaining battery time (on pre-10.8); hide percentage
• Only use UTF-8 in Terminal.app
• Remove the auto-hiding Dock delay
• Remove the spring loading delay for directories
• Require password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins
• Restart automatically if the computer freezes
• Reveal IP address, hostname, OS version, etc. when clicking the clock
• Save screenshots in PNG format (other options: BMP, GIF, JPG, PDF, TIFF)
• Save screenshots to ~/Desktop
• Set a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate
• Set computer name (as done via System Preferences → Sharing)
• Set language and text formats
• Set magnification icon size to 80 pixels
• Set the icon size of Dock items to 48 pixels
• Show item info near icons on the desktop and in other icon views
• Show item info to the right of the icons on the desktop
• Show the ~/Library folder
• Speed up animation when hiding/showing the Dock
• Speed up Mission Control animations
• Trackpad: disable bottom right corner to right-click
• Trackpad: enable tap to click
• Turn off keyboard illumination when computer is not used for 5 minutes
• Use columns view in all Finder windows by default
• When performing a search, search the current folder by default

For the full configuration list click here

Credits

• OS X defaults based on @mathiasbynens's dotfiles
• Themes based on @zenorocha's dracula

Contributing

If you want to help, please read the Contributing guide first.

History

For detailed changelog, see Releases.

License

BSD License © Eduardo Lundgren