What inspired me to make this repo?

Steps to bootstrap a new Mac

1. Install Apple's Command Line Tools, which are prerequisites for Git and Homebrew.

xcode-select --install

2. Clone repo into new directory.

# Use SSH (if set up)...
git clone [email protected]:Dolfost/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles
# ...or use HTTPS and switch remotes later.
git clone https://github.com/Dolfost/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles

3. Create symlinks in the Home directory to the real files in the repo.

# There are better and less manual ways to do this;
# investigate install scripts and bootstrapping tools.
ln -s ~/dotfiles/zshrc ~/.zshrc
ln -s ~/dotfiles/gitconfig ~/.gitconfig

4. Install Homebrew, followed by the software listed in the Brewfile.

# These could also be in an install script.
# Install Homebrew
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
# Then pass in the Brewfile location...
brew bundle --file ~/dotfiles/Brewfile
# ...or move to the directory first.
cd ~/dotfiles && brew bundle

TODO List

• Learn how to use defaults to record and restore System Preferences and other macOS configurations.
• Organize these growing steps into multiple script files.
• Automate symlinking and run script files with a bootstrapping tool like Dotbot.
• Revisit the list in .zshrc to customize the shell.
• Make a checklist of steps to decommission your computer before wiping your hard drive.
• Create a bootable USB installer for macOS.
• Integrate other cloud services into your Dotfiles process (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.).
• Find inspiration and examples in other Dotfiles repositories at dotfiles.github.io.

Recommended readings

Nvim Lua guide