dotfiles/README.md

Source: [https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles]

Required tools

• xclip
• gtk3-nocsd (to disable client side decorations / window bars)

Prequisites

edit /etc/pam.d/login WILL BE DEPRECATED SOME TIME!

session required pam_env.so user_readenv=1

Fonts

• fonts-hack
• fonts-powerline
• IcoMoon Ultimate

Installation of manual fonts:

cp [FONT] ~/.local/share/fonts/
fc-cache -f -v
fc-list | grep "[FONT]"

bspwm

sxhkd

zsh

to permamently switch shell to zsh:

chsh -s $(which zsh)

Initialization

git init --bare $HOME/dotfiles
alias dot='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME' (add this to .zshenv or .bashrc)
source .zshenv
dot config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
dot remote add origin https://gitea.cloudpshere.duckdns.org/marc/dotfiles.git
dot remote -v

Usage

Add or edit files in repository

dot add /path/to/file
dot commit -m "some message"
dot push

(on error about missing upstream branch: dot push -u origin master)

add 3rd party repositories or update them

#move to where you want to place the module
# e.g. .config/zsh/plugins
dot submodule add -b master https://github.com/PATH/TO.git

#update submodules
dot submodule update --remote

move to a new computer

cd
alias dot="/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME" (add to .bashrc)
source .bashrc
echo "dotfiles" >> .gitignore
git clone --bare https://gitea.cloudsphere.duckdns.org/marc/dotfiles.git $HOME/dotfiles
dot checkout
cd dotfiles
dot config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no