Command Line Productivity Suite

• Introduction
• Installation
• Post Installation Steps
• Bonus Tips

Introduction

As a non-standard way of managing and installing dotfiles, I use this repo to easily install a cool and funky shell experience along with an awesome neovim and tmux (also with cool and funky config). This repo also carries Linux and MacOS config files for the Kitty terminal (I recommend running Kitty with this suite). Overall, I also recommend using the Catppuccin theme.

Before installing the suite, install the Catppuccin theme with Mocha configuration for your terminal. Then, install a nerd font (I recommend JetBrains Mono Nerd Font).

This suite has been tested on and works for Debian & MacOS. (PS: MacOS requires brew to be installed.)

Installation

First, install the basic tools →

# Linux
sudo apt install git zsh wget curl

# MacOS
brew install git zsh wget curl

Next, install oh my zsh as follows →

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh 2>/dev/null && sh install.sh
# after installtion completes and you're in new shell, clearup by running - rm install.sh

Next, execute the suite script using the direct command below to install all the other magic. You will need to enter the password whenever prompted.

# Linux
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Tanq16/cli-productivity-suite/master/install_zsh_linux.sh)"

# MacOS
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Tanq16/cli-productivity-suite/master/install_zsh_macos.sh)"

Finally, close the shell completely (close the terminal app or end the SSH session) and start a new instance.

Post Installation Steps

• tmux is installed by default in the suite. Use tt to launch a default session. Check config for more commands
• bat, an alternative of cat with colored output is also installed by default
• aerospace (only for MacOS) is also installed, but needs a couple extra steps →
  • Refer to bonus tips section below for some config tips
  • Create a file at $HOME/.aerospace.toml and add the contents of macos.aerospaceconf from this repo to that file
  • Start the app and allow the accessibility settings requested by it
  • Modify the config as needed and apply by pressing ⌥+⬆+; followed by escape key
• nvim is installed with NvChad configuration, but nvim needs a few small steps to get up and running smoothly →
  • First, run the Vim command :MasonInstallAll
  • Next, run Vim command :Lazy sync and exit
  • Start nvim once again and run :MasonInstallAll
  • NeoVim doesn't allow setting a theme while headless, so use <space>+th and select catppuccin to match the colorshceme with everything else

PS: bat has pager enabled by default, which I disable in the shell rc-file using export BAT_PAGER=''. To re-enable, delete that line in .zshrc.

Bonus Tips

A handy shortcut in tmux that I added is Alt + \ to split into two vertical panes and Alt + Shift + \ to split into two horizontal panes. Focus can be navigated among the split panes by using Shift + <arrow keys>.

Pasting on a modified zsh shell can be slow due to magic functions in oh-my-zsh. I fixed this in the suite by commenting those functions in ~/.oh-my.zsh/lib/misc.zsh. If you need to re-enable these, uninstall the suite, restart your terminal and comment the necessary sed lines in the scripts before re-installing.

If something goes wrong or you you want to re-install, you can uninstall the suite using command below. Then, start from scratch again →

rm -rf $HOME/.oh-my-zsh $HOME/.fzf $HOME/.fzf.zsh $HOME/.tmux $HOME/.tmux.conf $HOME/.tmux-themepack $HOME/.vimrc $HOME/.viminfo $HOME/.vim $HOME/.config/nvim $HOME/.local/share/nvim $HOME/.zshrc

I like to disable all Keyboard shortcuts in MacOS except for screenshots. Additionally, I keep the following settings for some other configurations →

• Only in Stage Manager - Click wallpaper to reveal desktop
• Off - Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use
• Off - When switching an application, switch to a Space with open windows for the application
• On - Group windows by application
• On - Displays have separate Spaces