Linux .dotfiles

This repository is a collection of scripts I use for a quick configuration of my develpment system.

I'm a fullstack web developer, so the tools I use are very opinionated. Feel free to use this respository as is or as a starting point for creating your own.

Installation

cd ~
git clone --recursive git@github.com:fabio-ivona/.dotfiles.git 
cd .dotfiles
bash bootstrap

Features

Powerful shell

• zsh shell with custom configurations
• oh-my-zsh (documentation)
• zsh autosuggestions (documentation)
• darkula theme: enabled by default (documentation)
• powerlevel10k theme: not enabled by default (documentation)

Global gitignore file

the installation script will create (and set as excludefile in git globals) a .global-gitignore file in your home directory which will add global gitignore rules:

• .idea
• nohup.out
• node_modules
• npm-debug.log
• yarn-error.log
• vendor
• .env
• wp-config.php
• error.log
• access.log

Personal fonts directory

a .fonts folder will be added to the home directory, containin some useful fonts

• MeslogLGS (useful for a nice display of powerlevel10k zsh theme)

Personal .ssh/config file

during the installation process, you will be (optionally) asked for your ssh config git repository, in order to clone it in your ~/.dotfiles/shell/ssh/config folder and add a link to it from ~/.ssh/config

this will allow the user to keep track of your personal ssh configurations

Extra

dotfiles adds some extra system configuration:

• larger bash history (32768 entries)
• larger bash history file size (32768 entries)
• lgnores duplicate commands in bash history
• ignores commands which start with a space in bash history
• ignores frequent commands both in history and in history file
  • ll
  • l
  • la
  • ls
  • cd
  • cd -
  • pwd
  • exit
  • date
  • --help commands

Commands

a number of aliases and functions will be defined for the zsh shell:

PHP

• phpunit executes phpunit tests from current directory (phpunit must be present in composer.json file)
• pest executes pestphp tests from current directory (pest must be present in composer.json file)
• dusk executes dusk tests from current directory (dusk must be present in composer.json file)
• artisan executes artisan commands without the need to type php artisan

Misc

• sudo allows to call sudo before aliases
• phpstorm opens a PhpStorm project in current folder
• hostfile opens a text editor for /etc/hosts file
• sshconfig opens a text editor for ~/.ssh/config file
• dock runs a php dock command (for dock info, see its documentation)

Git

• glog show current project's git commits log in a readable way

Tools

• ll shortcut for ls -lF
• l shortcut for ls -lF
• la shortcut for ls -lFA
• grep colorize grep results
• publicip shows current public IP
• localip shows current local IPs
• mkd creates a folder and move into it
• archive create a zip archive of a folder

Custom local dotfiles

along with default dotfiles (.aliases, .functions, .exports), user may add a ~/.dotfiles-custom/shell directory with additional .exports, .aliases, .functions, .zshrc files that will bel loaded after the default ones

these files will not be put under VCS

Albert

Albert (see documentation) is a useful launcher for ubuntu inspired by mac's Alfred. During the installation process you will be prompted to optionally install it

Dev Environment

a Web Development environment will be set up, with the following tools:

• Php 8.0 cli (along with some extensions: xml, mbstring, intl)
• Composer
• Npm
• Docker (and docker-compose)
• PhpStorm
• Sublime Text
• Android Studio

PhpStorm URL Handler

dotfiles creates a .desktop entry to handle phpstorm://open?file=xxx links.

NOTE: Laravel Ignition links may not work in a dockerized development environment. In this case, the local path should be mapped in Laravel's configuration. This can be done locally in .env file by adding this entry:

IGNITION_LOCAL_SITES_PATH=/home/projects/example/src

Other Tools

some other everyday tools will be installed:

• Thunderbird
• Telegram Desktop
• Whatsdesk
• Libreoffice
• htop
• copyq

Credits

Inspired by (and forked from) Freek Murze's dotfiles