dotfiles

Config files and system bootstrap.

How to bootstrap it

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

On a *nix computer

bash install.sh

or better yet

bash install.sh --verbose --override 

On a Windows computer

Using an elevated command prompt (because mklink requires admin rights):

install.cmd /v /overide

Parameters for install script

• -v, --verbose - verbose details about the script executions;
• -o, --override - override existing files (default is to leave existing files alone);
• -t, --test - does not actual perform the commands that change the file system.

To keep with traditional semantics, on Windows install.cmd also accepts /-parameters, e.g. /v or /override.

Update submodules

1. First time: git submodule update --init --recursive
2. Afterward: git submodule foreach git pull origin master or git submodule update --recursive --remote (after 1.8.2) or git pull --recurse-submodules (after 1.8.5).

Install VSCode Extensions

• extensions-all.txt contains all the extensions I used over time
• extensions-common.txt - most common extensions

Extensions have been exported with code --list-extensions and sorted case-insensitive (sort -f).

On Windows:

cat VSCode\extensions.txt | % { code --install-extension $_ }

On Linux:

cat VSCode/extensions-common.txt | xargs -L 1 code --install-extension

Install Common Programs

Windows

• PowerShell 7
• Scoop
• PowerToys
• WindowGrid

scoop install git
scoop bucket aff extras

MacOS

brew install \
  bat btop \
  difftastic eza \
  fd fzf gh fnm \
  gron \
  iterm2 \
  jq \
  kdiff3 \
  lazygit localsend \
  neovim nono \
  pyenv pstree \
  ripgrep \
  sqlite smartmontools starship \
  tmux uv \
  watch watchexec wget2 \
  xz

Optional:

brew install \
  dos2unix \
  glance \
  unixodbc msodbcsql18 mssql-tools18 \
  node qrencode \
  orbstack \
  opencode opencode-desktop \
  pi-coding-agent  \
  sshpass \
  unixodbc \
  darrylmorley/whatcable/whatcable-cli

brew install --cask claude-code temurin transmission opencode-desktop codex

Nerd Fonts required for starship:

brew install --cask \
  homebrew/cask-fonts/font-caskaydia-cove-nerd-font \
  homebrew/cask-fonts/font-fira-mono-nerd-font \
  homebrew/cask-fonts/font-victor-mono-nerd-font \
  homebrew/cask-fonts/font-maple-mono \
  homebrew/cask-fonts/font-maple-mono-nf \
  homebrew/cask-fonts/font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font

Other installation steps:

• setup fzf: $(brew --prefix)/opt/fzf/install
• Install python: pyenv install 3.14
• install nvim plugins: nvim --headless +PlugInstall +qa

Manual install

• VSCode
• Zed
• Battery Monitor
• Rectangle Pro
• JetBrains Toolbox
• DaisyDisk; alternative: Grand Perspective
• Nimble Commander
• NetNewsWire
• LINQPad