In 2022, I worked to clean up and simplify this repository.
Because the Mac is my primary platform, and macos now pushes zsh as the default, I decided to stop fighting it and to use a more streamlined configuration based on raw zsh with a handful plugins. I tried the major zsh "frameworks" like OhMyZsh but found them too slow and demanding of attention.
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Install Xcode. (Optional. Homebrew will trigger a command-line installation.)
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Install Homebrew.
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Install dependencies:
brew install colordiff # so my `diff` aliases work brew install nvm # my .zshrc sources nvm.sh brew install pure # fancy shell prompt brew install zsh-autosuggestions # fish-style suggestions brew install zsh-completions brew install zsh-syntax-highlighting
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Run
./configure-git.shto set the Git configs (name, email, shell colors, etc.). -
Run
./install.shto create all the symlinks.
On a new Mac, I like to map Command-Q to something other than quitting the current application, because it's too easy to hit Command-Q by accident, especially when you're trying to hit Command-W.
Open System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts and map Command-Q to something else. I usually use App Shortcuts -> Show Help menu, but another good option is Accessibility -> Invert colors.
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-disable-Command-q-in-OSX
Another good Mac tweak is to disable the annoying autocorrect in text fields. Open System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Text and then disable everything.