Dotfiles

My dotfiles, managed with GNU Stow on macOS/Linux and symlinks on Windows.

macOS / Linux

Packages

Managed with stow — each subdirectory mirrors the desired layout under $HOME.

Package	Config	Repo path	System path
bash/	bash	bash/.bashrc	~/.bashrc
brewfile/	Homebrew bundle	brewfile/.config/brewfile/Brewfile	~/.config/brewfile/Brewfile
env/	Shared shell environment (sourced by bash and zsh)	env/.config/shell/env.sh	~/.config/shell/env.sh
fish/	fish	fish/.config/fish/config.fish	~/.config/fish/config.fish
fish/	Fisher plugins	fish/.config/fish/fish_plugins	~/.config/fish/fish_plugins
ghostty/	Ghostty	ghostty/.config/ghostty/config.ghostty	~/.config/ghostty/config.ghostty
git/	git	git/.gitconfig	~/.gitconfig
git/	gitignore (global)	git/.gitignore_global	~/.gitignore_global
starship/	starship	starship/.config/starship.toml	~/.config/starship.toml
tmux/	tmux	tmux/.tmux.conf	~/.tmux.conf
vim/	vim	vim/.vimrc	~/.vimrc
zsh/	zsh	zsh/.zshrc	~/.zshrc

Repo path links open the file in this repository. System path links point to the same repo file because stow symlinks each target path to its source file here.

macOS Setup

git clone "https://github.com/avidit/dotfiles.git"
cd dotfiles
make all

make all installs Homebrew packages, sets fish as the default shell, and creates all symlinks via stow.

Individual targets: make install-homebrew-packages, make set-fish-as-default-shell, make install-dotfiles, make install-fisher, make install-fish-plugins, make install-powershell-profile.

To remove all symlinks: make uninstall-dotfiles.

Optional: make install-powershell-profile links the PowerShell profile (see PowerShell below). Not included in make all.

PowerShell

Cross-platform PowerShell 7 (pwsh) profile. Linked with make install-powershell-profile — not managed by stow.

File	Description
powershell/profile.ps1	Profile: starship, zoxide, PSReadLine, helper functions
powershell/functions.ps1	Helper functions (.., touch, export, Invoke-Elevated, etc.)
powershell/install-profile.ps1	Install script (used by Makefile)

Platform	System paths
macOS / Linux	~/.config/powershell/profile.ps1, ~/.config/powershell/functions.ps1
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\PowerShell\Profile.ps1, %USERPROFILE%\Documents\PowerShell\functions.ps1

Requires pwsh. Starship and zoxide are loaded when available (via Homebrew on macOS, winget on Windows).

make install-powershell-profile

On Windows, this is included in make all. On macOS / Linux, run it separately if you use pwsh.

Windows

Configs

File	Description
git/.gitconfig	Git config
git/.gitignore_global	gitignore (global, via core.excludesFile)
starship/.config/starship.toml	starship prompt
winget/packages.json	Package list for winget

PowerShell profile — see PowerShell above.

Windows Setup

Install GNU Make first (one-time):

winget install GnuWin32.Make

Then run:

git clone "https://github.com/avidit/dotfiles.git"
cd dotfiles
make all

make all installs packages via winget, PowerShell modules, creates symlinks, and links the PowerShell profile.

Individual targets: make install-winget-packages, make install-powershell-modules, make install-dotfiles, make install-powershell-profile.

To remove all symlinks: make uninstall-dotfiles.

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For macOS system defaults, see mathiasbynens/dotfiles. For Windows system defaults, see jayharris/dotfiles-windows.