git clone https://github.com/sorens/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
cd ~/.dotfiles
# set up dotfiles
script/bootstrap
# reload! all the paths and ENV variables
reload!
# run this script at the start and periodically to install/update
bin/dot

This will symlink the appropriate files in .dotfiles to your home directory. Everything is configured and tweaked within ~/.dotfiles.

The main file you'll want to change right off the bat is zsh/zshrc.symlink, which sets up a few paths that'll be different on your particular machine.

Everything's built around topic areas. If you're adding a new area to your forked dotfiles — say, "Java" — you can simply add a java directory and put files in there. Anything with an extension of .zsh will get automatically included into your shell. Anything with an extension of .symlink will get symlinked without extension into $HOME when you run script/bootstrap.

There's a few special files in the hierarchy.

• bin/
  • Anything in bin/ will get added to your $PATH and be made available everywhere.
• topic/\*.zsh
  • Any files ending in .zsh get loaded into your environment.
• topic/path.zsh
  • Any file named path.zsh is loaded first and is expected to setup $PATH or similar.
• topic/completion.zsh
  • Any file named completion.zsh is loaded last and is expected to setup autocomplete.
• topic/\*.symlink
  • Any files ending in *.symlink get symlinked into your $HOME.
  • You can keep all of those versioned in your dotfiles but still keep those autoloaded files in your home directory.
  • These get symlinked in when you run script/bootstrap.

• https://calebhearth.com/sign-git-with-ssh

note: Tower can override some settings and break signing.

git config --global commit.gpgsign true
git config --global gpg.format ssh
ssh-add -L
git config --global user.signingkey "ssh-ed25519 <your key id>"

note: go can (should) now be installed via mise by creating .tool-versions files where appropriate.

go 1.24.4

• https://go.dev/dl/

note: macOS 15.5, defaults for Safari and Mail are no longer possible. Perhaps this happened. 🤷🏻

• https://macos-defaults.com

The fonts/install.sh script will download additional fonts. You will need to install them manually. Some of the fonts to be downloaded:

• Source Code Pro @ google
• SF Pro @ apple
• SF Compact @ apple
• SF Mono @ apple
• NY @ apple

~/.dotfiles/fonts/install.sh

The apps/install.sh script will download additional applications. You will need to install them manually. Some of the apps to be downloaded:

• Tower.zip
• Kaleidoscope.zip
• zed.dmg

~/.dotfiles/apps/install.sh

• original fork from @codykrieger dotfiles