My Dotfiles

A collection of configuration files for my terminal environment and Linux Desktop.

Run tests with ./run_tests.sh

How to get started on Linux

• ansible-playbook --ask-become-pass ansible/ansible-linux.yml

How to get started on Mac

• export PATH=/opt/homebrew/bin/:$HOME/.bin/$HOME/.asdf/shims::$PATH
• install brew
• make sure you have the right architecture in ansible/ansible-mac.yml (either amd64 or arm64)
• /usr/local/bin/brew install ansible
• /usr/local/bin/brew install gnu-tar
• /usr/local/bin/ansible-playbook ansible/ansible-mac.yml
• in iTerm2 under Settings -> Profiles
  • under General, set /opt/homebrew/bin/tmux new as command
  • under Colors, configure preset using https://github.com/tinted-theming/tinted-terminal/raw/refs/heads/main/themes/iterm2/base16-eighties.itermcolors

Improving keyboard shortcuts on Mac

• swap command and function (Globe) key, and disable caps lock under: Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Modifier Keys

• configure Show Desktop shortcut under: Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Mission Control

• setup Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> App Shortcuts

  • For chrome map Forward to command+I and Back to command+O
  • for iterm map Copy to shift+command+C and Paste to shift+command+V

• setup iterm Keys (Settings -> Keys) to send hex codes to be able to use Command combinations instead of control combinations for more likeness to PC:

  • 0x01 -> command-B
  • 0x02 -> command-B
  • 0x03 -> command-C
  • 0x04 -> command-D
  • 0x05 -> command-E
  • 0x06 -> command-F
  • 0x07 -> command-G
  • 0x08 -> command-H
  • 0x09 -> command-I
  • 0x0a -> command-J
  • 0x0b -> command-K
  • 0x0c -> command-L
  • 0x0d -> command-M
  • 0x0e -> command-N
  • 0x0f -> command-O
  • 0x10 -> command-P
  • 0x11 -> command-Q
  • 0x12 -> command-R
  • 0x13 -> command-S
  • 0x14 -> command-T
  • 0x15 -> command-U
  • 0x16 -> command-V
  • 0x17 -> command-W
  • 0x18 -> command-X
  • 0x19 -> command-Y
  • 0x1a -> command-Z

• setup iterm Keys (Settings -> Keys) to send escape codes for Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab

  • [27;5;9~ -> Ctrl-Tab
  • [27;6;9~ -> Ctrl-Shift-Tab

The corresponding preset looks like this:

{
    "Key Mappings":{
        "0x61-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x01","Escaping":2},
        "0x62-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x02","Escaping":2},
        "0x63-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x03","Escaping":2},
        "0x64-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x04","Escaping":2},
        "0x65-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x05","Escaping":2},
        "0x66-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x06","Escaping":2},
        "0x67-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x07","Escaping":2},
        "0x68-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x08","Escaping":2},
        "0x69-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x09","Escaping":2},
        "0x6a-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x0a","Escaping":2},
        "0x6b-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x0b","Escaping":2},
        "0x6c-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x0c","Escaping":2},
        "0x6d-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x0d","Escaping":2},
        "0x6e-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x0e","Escaping":2},
        "0x6f-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x0f","Escaping":2},
        "0x70-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x10","Escaping":2},
        "0x71-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x11","Escaping":2},
        "0x72-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x12","Escaping":2},
        "0x73-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x13","Escaping":2},
        "0x74-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x14","Escaping":2},
        "0x75-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x15","Escaping":2},
        "0x76-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x16","Escaping":2},
        "0x77-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x17","Escaping":2},
        "0x78-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x18","Escaping":2},
        "0x79-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x19","Escaping":2},
        "0x7a-0x100000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":11,"Text":"0x1a","Escaping":2},
        "0x19-0x60000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":10,"Text":"[27;6;9~","Escaping":2},
        "0x9-0x40000":{"Version":2,"Apply Mode":0,"Action":10,"Text":"[27;5;9~","Escaping":2}
    },
    "Touch Bar Items":{}
}