Francois's dotfiles

Welcome to my dotfiles repo, tailored for NixOS. This setup blends NixOS's declarative power with portability for non-Nix systems. I use GNU Stow to manage symlinks to my config dirs, ensuring reproducibility across setups.

Features

• Optimized for NixOS workflows
• Symlink management with Stow for cross-system use
• Simple Makefile for common tasks (see below)

Usage

The Makefile provides commands to manage this setup. Run make help to see all options:

Available Commands

• make switch
  Rebuilds and switches to the new NixOS config using the flake here.
  Command: sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .

• make update
  Updates flake inputs and rebuilds the system.
  Command: sudo nix flake update && make switch

• make clean
  Cleans the Nix store and optimizes it.
  Command: sudo nix-collect-garbage -d && nix-store --optimise

• make apply-dotfiles
  Applies dotfiles by creating symlinks with Stow.
  Command: stow .

Installation

1. Clone this repo to your desired spot (e.g., ~/dotfiles).
2. Run make apply-dotfiles to symlink the dotfiles.
3. For NixOS, use make switch to apply the config.

Notes

• Ensure GNU Stow and Nix is installed.
• Adjust paths in the dotfiles if your setup varies.