Dotfiles

My configuration files

Prerequisites

Homebrew

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Ghostty

brew install --cask ghostty

GNU Stow

brew install stow

Oh My Zsh

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Zsh Syntax Highlighting

brew install zsh-syntax-highlighting

Starship

brew install starship

Setup

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/errmayank/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles && cd ~/dotfiles

2. Create symlinks using Stow:

   stow .

3. Reload the shell:

   source ~/.zshrc

Basic Commands

# Create symlinks (from ~/dotfiles directory)
stow .

# Remove symlinks
stow -D .

# Restow (useful after adding new files)
stow -R .

# Preview what would be linked (dry run)
stow -n .

Adding Dotfiles

1. Move the existing config file to this repository:

   mv ~/.newconfig ~/dotfiles/.newconfig

2. Create the symlink:

   stow .

Removing Dotfiles

1. Remove the symlink:

   stow -D .

2. Delete the file:

   rm <FILE_NAME>

3. Re-stow remaining files:

   stow .