October 2023 macOS updates

macos/README.md

@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@
 
 ## iTerm2 profile
 
-The [files for iTerm2](iterm2/) must be copied manually.
-
-To install a profile, copy its JSON file to `~/Library/Application\ Support/iTerm2/DynamicProfiles`.
+The profile configuration files for iTerm2 must be copied manually. See the [instructions](iterm2/README.md).
 
 ## Default shell
 
 The default shell in macOS is `zsh`. To set it to `bash`:
 
 ```sh
 # This will show something like /opt/homebrew/bin/bash
-ls -a bash
+which -a bash
 
 # chsh requires shells to be declared in /etc/shells
 echo /opt/homebrew/bin/bash | sudo tee -a /etc/shells
@@ -40,4 +38,3 @@ Note that `.bash_profile` handles this already.
 ## MacTex
 
 Install [MacTeX](https://www.tug.org/mactex/mactex-download.html). Besides getting you LaTeX, this also lets you render Markdown as PDF with [`pandoc`](https://pandoc.org/).
-

macos/install-brew

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# This won't work in GNU Make 3.81, which is what ships with macOS.
+# From https://brew.sh
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016
 bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
-
-# After you install Homebrewk, it tells you to run something like this to add it to PATH.
-echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> "$HOME/.bash_profile.plugins"

macos/iterm2/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
-## iTerm2 hex codes
+# iTerm2 Profile Configuration
+
+## Installing the profile
+
+First:
+
+```sh
+cp Profiles.json ~/Library/Application\ Support/iTerm2/DynamicProfiles
+```
+
+Under **Preferences** in iTerm2, select `Brian's Profile` and click **Other Actions...** -> **Set as Default**.
+
+Then under **Keys** -> **Key Mappings** -> **Presets...**, click **Import**.
+Navigate to this directory and open `keys.itermkeymap`.
+
+Once the key map has gone into effect, you should be able to:
+- Move the cursor to the previous/next word with Option+Left and Option+Right
+- Move the cursor to the beginning/end of the line with Command+Left and Command+Right
+- Delete the last word with Option+Delete
+- Delete the line with Command+Delete
+
+## References
 
 - [iterm - Understanding "sending hex code" - Ask Different](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/265108/understanding-sending-hex-code)
 - [GNU Readline Library](https://tiswww.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/readline.html)
 - [Where do I find a list of terminal key codes to remap shortcuts in bash? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/76566/where-do-i-find-a-list-of-terminal-key-codes-to-remap-shortcuts-in-bash)
-- [Mac OS X, iTerm and the meta key | Think In Geek](https://thinkingeek.com/2012/11/17/mac-os-x-iterm-meta-key/)
+- [Mac OS X, iTerm and the meta key | Think In Geek](https://thinkingeek.com/2012/11/17/mac-os-x-iterm-meta-key/)