My personal dotfiles
A short overview of each tool configured here — what it is and why it's part of the setup.
| Tool | What | Why |
|---|---|---|
| zsh | An interactive shell, used here as the default login shell. | Richer scripting and completion than bash, with a large plugin ecosystem for a more productive command line. |
| starship | A cross-shell prompt. | A fast, informative prompt that surfaces context (git status, language versions, etc.) without slowing the shell down. |
| tmux | A terminal multiplexer. | Splits a single terminal into panes/windows and keeps sessions alive across disconnects — handy for long-running work and remote machines. |
| ghostty | A GPU-accelerated terminal emulator. | The terminal application itself: fast rendering and modern defaults with minimal configuration. |
| atuin | A shell history manager. | Replaces the default history with a searchable, SQLite-backed history that can sync across sessions and machines, making past commands easy to find. |
| direnv | An environment switcher. | Loads/unloads environment variables per directory, so project-specific settings apply only where they're needed. |
| zoxide | A smarter cd. |
Jumps to frequently used directories by partial name, cutting down on long cd paths. |
| neovim | A modal text editor. | Primary code editor, configured with LSP, completion, and debugging for a lightweight IDE-like experience in the terminal. |
| git | Version control. | Tracks code history; the included .gitconfig sets personal defaults and aliases. |
# copy
cp starship ~/.config
cp tmux ~/.config
cp zsh ~/.config
cp ghostty ~/.config
# create links
ln -sf ~/.config/zshrc ~/.zshrc
ln -sf ~/.config/profile ~/.profile
ln -sf ~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf ~/.tmux.confThis project was inspired by ideas, patterns, and approaches from other open-source repositories and community work.
Special thanks to:
- omerxx/dotfiles follow the author on his YouTube Channel DevOps Toolbox;