Personal dotfiles for macOS/Linux. Managed with GNU Stow into $HOME via .stowrc (most configs live under ~/.config).

git clone https://github.com/thomascit/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles
cd ~/dotfiles

# Minimal setup (shell + editor + multiplexer)
stow -v -R zsh starship tmux vim aliases exports
cp .zshrc "$HOME/"

# Or full setup
stow -v -R aerospace alacritty aliases bash bat eza exports fish fzf ghostty i3 kitty lazygit polybar starship tmux vim vimium yazi zsh
cp .bashrc .zshrc .vimrc "$HOME/"

• Git and GNU Stow

• macOS: Aerospace (tiling window manager)
• Linux: i3 (window manager), Polybar (status bar)

• Figlet, Lolcat, Fastfetch

# Core tools
brew install git stow starship zoxide eza bat fzf lazygit tmux vim yazi

# Terminal emulators
brew install --cask alacritty ghostty kitty

# Optional tools
brew install figlet lolcat fastfetch 

# Ubuntu/Debian example - adjust package names for your distro
sudo apt install git stow zsh fish tmux vim

# Tools that may require external repos or manual installation
# starship: https://starship.rs/guide/#🚀-installation
# zoxide: https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide#installation
# eza: https://github.com/eza-community/eza#installation
# lazygit: https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit#installation
# yazi: https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi#installation

git clone https://github.com/thomascit/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles
cd ~/dotfiles

# Stow packages into $HOME (symlinks land under ~/.config/*)
stow -v -R aerospace alacritty aliases bash bat eza exports fish fzf ghostty i3 kitty lazygit polybar starship tmux vim vimium yazi zsh

# Copy wrapper files that source configs from ~/.config
cp .bashrc .zshrc .vimrc "$HOME/"

Selective install example:

# Only Zsh + Vim + Tmux
stow -v -R zsh vim tmux

Update configs after making changes:

# Re-stow to refresh symlinks
stow -v -R <package>

# Unstow to remove a package
stow -D <package>

On some distributions (e.g., Debian/Ubuntu), the bat executable is installed as batcat. You can symlink it to bat:

mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
ln -s /usr/bin/batcat ~/.local/bin/bat

Make sure ~/.local/bin is on your PATH.

Dracula is the preferred theme across these dotfiles. Many configs default to a Dracula theme or variant (e.g., Vim colorscheme, Fish theme, tmux theme, terminal themes). For more details, themes, and supported apps, see https://draculatheme.com.

Includes JetBrainsMono Nerd Font at fonts/. Install it so terminals and prompts render glyphs:

• macOS: open the .ttf file to install.
• Linux: copy to ~/.local/share/fonts then run fc-cache -f -v.

If TPM is not installed:

git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm

Then inside tmux:

1. Press <prefix> + I (usually Ctrl+Space then I) to install/update plugins.
2. Press <prefix> + r (usually Ctrl+Space then r) to reload the config.

• Vim: uses vim-plug. The vim/.config/vim/vimrc auto-installs vim-plug and triggers PlugInstall on first run.
• Zsh: uses zinit (zdharma-continuum) for plugins. zsh/.config/zsh/zshrc bootstraps zinit if missing.

Stow conflicts? Use stow -D <package> to unstow first, then re-stow with stow -R <package>.

Fonts not working? Ensure JetBrainsMono Nerd Font is installed and your terminal is configured to use it.

TPM plugins not loading? In tmux, press Ctrl+Space then I to install plugins.

• .stowrc targets $HOME and ignores fonts. Run stow from the repo root.
• Wrapper dotfiles (.bashrc, .zshrc, .vimrc) live in the repo root and simply source configs from ~/.config/*.
• macOS Homebrew: shell configs detect /opt/homebrew (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local (Intel) and initialize whichever exists.