README.md

dotfiles

uses chezmoi to manage dotfiles and homebrew/nix's home-manager to manage packages

setup

macos

prereqs:

• homebrew
• chezmoi

initalize chezmoi to install and manage dotfiles

chezmoi init --apply ryanlau

non-macos

install nix using the determinate nix installer

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix | sh -s -- install --no-confirm

temporarily use chezmoi to fetch these dotfiles, dotfiles are permanently installed

nix run nixpkgs#chezmoi -- init ryanlau --apply --exclude=scripts

install home-manager and use it to permanently install packages/programs including chezmoi

nix run home-manager/master -- switch

run the chezmoi scripts that were ignored earlier

chezmoi apply

todo

• add configs for other programs
• use nix-darwin to manage configuration for macos
• use home-manager instead of chezmoi to manage configuration files
• write docs explaining purpose of every file