dotfiles

Personal dotfiles for macOS that give your machine personality.

Requirements

Install Homebrew (will prompt to install Xcode Command Line Tools):

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Installation

git clone git@github.com:lvnilesh/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
cd ~/.dotfiles
scripts/setup

What's Included

• Packages: Brewfile with brew packages, casks, and Mac App Store apps
• Shell: oh-my-zsh with Powerlevel10k prompt
• Dotfiles: Symlinked via rcm
• macOS: Sensible defaults configuration
• Syntax Highlighting: grc colorizes output for docker, curl, make, and more
• File Associations: duti sets default apps for file types

Post-Install

Customize the Powerlevel10k prompt:

p10k configure

Structure

~/.dotfiles/
├── brew/           # Homebrew Brewfile (packages, casks, MAS apps)
├── chrome/         # Chrome extensions (self-hosted)
├── macos/          # macOS defaults, automounts, captured state
├── packages/       # Dotfiles (symlinked to ~ via rcm)
│   ├── zshrc       # Main zsh config
│   ├── zsh/        # Modular zsh configuration
│   ├── gitconfig   # Git configuration
│   └── tmux.conf   # Tmux configuration
├── scripts/        # Setup and utility scripts
└── vscode/         # VS Code extensions list