My personal .dotfiles

Every developer should have this - a personal .dotfiles repository. A collection of configuration files and scripts that automates setting up a development environment on a new machine.

My dotfiles support both macOS and Linux (Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch) with automated installation scripts. I used to have a private one in the past but it was a mess. I decided to start from scratch and build a new one with proper organization and documentation.

What’s Inside

Shell & Terminal

  • ZSH: Shell configuration with Oh My ZSH and Starship prompt
  • Kitty: GPU-based terminal emulator (macOS)
  • Starship: Cross-shell prompt configuration with custom theming
  • Yazi: Modern terminal file manager
  • lazygit: Terminal UI for git (integrated with Helix via Ctrl-G)

Development Tools

  • Helix: Modern text editor with LSP support for TypeScript, Rust, Swift, Python, Astro, and more
  • NVM: Node.js version management with auto-switching
  • git-delta: Syntax-highlighted, side-by-side diffs
  • OpenCode: Open source AI coding agent with Catppuccin theme

Modern CLI Replacements

  • eza → replaces ls (with git status & icons)
  • bat → replaces cat (with syntax highlighting)
  • fd → replaces find (faster)
  • ripgrep → replaces grep (faster)
  • zoxide → replaces cd (with frecency)
  • fzf → Fuzzy finder for everything

Development Utilities

  • jq: JSON processor
  • hyperfine: Benchmarking tool
  • tokei: Code statistics
  • watchexec: File watcher for running commands
  • xcbeautify: Xcode build output formatter (macOS)

Language Support

Helix is configured with LSP support for:

  • TypeScript/JavaScript: typescript-language-server, eslint, tailwindcss, prettier
  • Rust: rust-analyzer, clippy
  • Swift: sourcekit-lsp, swiftformat
  • Python: pylsp, ruff, jedi, pyright
  • Astro: astro-ls
  • HTML/CSS: vscode-langservers-extracted
  • TOML: taplo
  • YAML: yaml-language-server
  • Bash: bash-language-server
  • Markdown: marksman

Installation

Clone the repository and run the automated installer:

git clone https://github.com/jeroenvanwissen/.dotfiles.git
cd .dotfiles

# macOS
./install_macos.sh

# Linux (Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch)
./install_linux.sh

All tools can be kept up to date with a single command:

update-tools
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