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How do I move all of my dotfiles to a custom directory?
I'm a Mac user and I was wondering if there was a way to put all of my dotfiles to a .config folder to store all of them (something analogue to XDG Directories on Linux).
I was trying to set up a ....
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Dotfiles - how to create a dotfile for Visual Studio Code that builds on the current configuration
I recently came across the idea of Dotfiles and it is very appealing. But most tutorials / articles explain Dotfiles and then present their own dotfiles.
I would like to capture the settings of my ...
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How to backup current dotfiles?
I just purchased a mac and installed dotfiles from an external source, which screwed up my terminal settings. Luckily I had made a backup of my system with time machine so I simply reinstalled the ...
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Problems in customizing the macOS menu bar with MenuSystemUIServer
In my menu bar, I'd like to hide TimeMachine, Volume, Battery, User, Clock and show just Bluetooth, and Airport.
I tried to customize it with an sh script:
for domain in ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/...
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Vundle directory automatically copied to dotfiles directory with weird permissions
I just installed mathiasbynens dotfiles (only the bootstrap scripts, not os x default, not that it matters). The bootstrap script copies all the files to ~ folder (not symlink, copy). Anyways, I have ...
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Dotfile version control: terminal settings
I use one MacBook at home and another at work. Recently I started version controlling my dotfiles. It works like a dream for my vim/MacVim settings, but is decidedly less useful for my .bashrc and ....
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alternate osx default keyboard after reboot?
Is there a way to set Colemak as my default keyboard on startup? Can this be done in shell using "defaults write"? I'd like to include it in my setup script.
I did enable "Show input menu in login ...
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What is the difference between .zshrc and .zshrc-e
I've recently switched to using zsh instead of bash and I installed both zsh and oh-my-zsh. while messing with my configuration I noticed that there is a file named ".zshrc-e" in addition to the ...
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Re-enable Sudden Motion Sensor
I installed Mathias Bynens dotfiles which are very handy but when I check his code it says
# Disable the sudden motion sensor as it’s not useful for SSDs
sudo pmset -a sms 0
I don't have an SSD and ...
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Strategy to maintain dotfiles for different OSs (i.e. osx and ubuntu)
I use a Git repository to maintain my dotfiles (vimrc, zshrc, tmux.conf, etc.). As I've two different operating systems (OSX at home and Ubuntu at work) I've dedicated a branch for each system. This ...
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Any way to wipe out everything I have installed via Command Line?
So I have borked my system.
Running OS X 10.8.3, I have installed a mess of stuff; Ruby, RVM, Git, Node, Brew etc... As well as playing with dotfiles (http://dotfiles.github.io/) Which I really ...
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Open dot-file via GUI "open file" dialog?
Is there any way to open a file with a leading . in the filename using just the regular File > Open... dialog?
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