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

Required tools

Alacritty

Download from here: [https://github.com/jwilm/alacritty/releases]

apt install ./Alacri*
apt install libxcursor

bspwm

sxhkd

zsh

Install Hack Nerd Font from here [https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/tree/master/patched-fonts/Hack]

unzip Hack*
cd ttf
cp ./* ~/.local/share/fonts/
fc-cache -f -v
fc-list | grep "Hack"

to permamently switch shell to zsh:

chsh -s $(which zsh)

link configs to XDG_CONFIG_HOME

ln -s /home/marc/.config/zsh/.zshenv /home/marc/.zshenv
ln -s /home/marc/.config/zsh/.zshrc /home/marc/.zshrc

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
git remote add origin https://gitea.cloudpshere.duckdns.org/marc/dotfiles.git
git remote -v

Usage

Add or edit files in repository

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

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

pull repository

dot clone https://gitea.cloudsphere.duckdns.org/marc/dotfiles.git
dot pull origin master