dotfiles

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Rust	20.78%

A portable, battle (shell) tested toolkit for setting up macOS and Linux exactly the way I like it.
Set up a fresh machine or your current one to a tuned, hyper-productive (YES) environment in one go.

What's in it, and why?

• Zsh (zinit) + Powerlevel10k.
  • ZComet is faster, but I like to manage my manager, which ICE allows me to do in Zinit.
• Homebrew & packages
  • This can be updated for Linux systems if you don't use Mac. Windows can be left to dry.
• Git setup (with TU/e override - cuz sikouriti)
  • Can be added for work profiles as well.
• Encrypted SSH config - I've lost my keys far too many times
  • I hope it's safe. Else I'll remove it/add it to gitignore.
• Misc configuration - tools like micro, etc
  • One day, I'll have enough courage to move to Vim.
• Contains code for QoL scripts, like Download organisers, etc.
  • Yes, I wrote that in Rust. Why? Idk, I hate myself or sth.

Whether I’m on a new laptop, spinning up a VM, or just experimenting, these dotfiles keep my workflow consistent.

Features

• One-command setup — install packages, link configs, and apply tweaks with bootstrap.sh.
• Zsh + Powerlevel10k — fast shell with custom theme and plugin management via Zinit.
• Unified package install list — managed with Homebrew (swap for your package manager if needed).
• Defaults that make sense — smarter commands without changing muscle memory.
• Rust utilities — small CLI tools like an automated downloads organizer (cron-ready).
• Cross-platform — works on macOS and Linux out of the box.

What it looks like:

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/Aniket-Mishra/dotfiles.git ~/github/dotfiles
cd ~/github/dotfiles
chmod +x bootstrap.sh
./bootstrap.sh

This will:

1. Install packages from brew-packages.txt
2. Back up your existing configs so you don’t cry later.
3. Symlink configs like .zshrc, .p10k.zsh, and .gitconfig
4. Set up aliases and functions
5. Apply other quality-of-life changes and automations

Customisation guide

Repository Structure

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├── bootstrap.sh          # Initial setup
├── brew-packages.txt     # Homebrew packages list - Swap with apt/pacman/etc
├── .zshrc                # Shell configs - You'll not need to change much here
├── .p10k.zsh             # Powerlevel10k settings - Customised
├── zsh_aliases           # .zsh_aliases - This has my renames, like nano opens micro
├── shell_functions       # .zsh_functions - creating and activating envs, cleaning file types, etc
├── rust-tools/           # System automations, I chose to write it in rust.
│   └── download_organizer/  # Auto-sorts downloads folder. Can update for other folders as well.
├── scripts/              # Scripts to reduce load on bootstrap.sh. Keep misc shell scripts here.
├── .config/              # App configurations, like micro n fastfetch
└── secrets/              # Private files - encrypt with gpg

Cronjob setup

For download organiser, and other things

crontab -e

It'll open it in vim. Paste this:

0 12 * * * {REPO_LOCATION}/rust-tools/download_organizer/target/release/download_organizer

Runs daily at noon. Change time to taste.

Customization

These configs are tailored for my workflow, but you can:

1. Add or remove packages in brew-packages.txt
2. Modify aliases and functions
3. Swap themes or plugins in .zshrc and .p10k.zsh
4. Extend Rust utilities with your own scripts

Contributing

Open to ideas and improvements. PRs and discussions are welcome. If you have a faster way, a cleaner config, or a clever automation, I’d love to see it!

License MIT License. Use, modify, and share freely. If you break your system, that's on you, I'm just a cat.