my-dotfiles

This repository contains the main dotfiles I use for my Linux installs.

It consists of a modified zsh config (auto-completion, custom history and prompt, a few added functions that can be toggled in .zshrc, and a customized Neofetch and Fastfetch instance)

There are custom fetch logos included for ThinkPad laptops, these are from roadkell's ascii-logos repository.

I mainly use this repository for quickly setting up my workstations but feel free to use and contribute to it if you like the project. :)

How to download and install

git clone https://github.com/OliverParoczai/my-dotfiles
git submodule update --init --recursive
cd my-dotfiles
./INSTALL.sh

The included 'INSTALL.sh' script will install the required packages and folders at the correct locations. For security reasons, I recommend manually checking the script before running it.

How it works

The included .zshrc has a few bonus functions included for special use cases:

• Overwrite: You can override an existing command or add a new command by placing a binary file or script into the ~/Scripts/Overwrite folder and changing OVERWRITE=false to true in ~/.zshrc. It works by adding this folder to the front of the PATH variable, thus running all programs from this folder that can be found in it, even if they exist somewhere else. I mainly use it for wrapping commands in specific scripts (like pushing a notification when a program completes, etc.), and for adding new commands in a portable way.
• RunAfter: If enabled, the ~/Scripts/RunAfter.sh script will run after the shell is initialized. Good for setting up quick command aliases or adding specific folders to PATH in a non-permanent way. You can enable it by changing RUNAFTER=false to true in ~/.zshrc.
• Fetch: It is possible to choose from two fetch programs at the moment:
  • Neofetch: the current default, a good and fully customizable all-rounder option
  • Fastfetch: Faster and more reliable than Neofetch, but still not available from all distro repositories