Warning

This Readme can be outdated and my config can grow more. So you might look at the files yourself

Dotfiles

My personal dotfiles.

This repo contains configuration files and setup scripts for Vim, Zsh, tmux, and other tools I use daily.
It also includes a Brewfile for installing essential packages with Homebrew on Linux

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Contents

File / Folder	Purpose
init.vim	Vim configuration.
nvim/	Neovim configuration.
emacs.el	Main Emacs configuration.
emacs.custom.el	Custom Emacs settings (auto-generated or local tweaks).
zshrc	Zsh shell configuration.
bashrc	Bash shell configuration.
bash/	Extra Bash configuration files.
fish/	Fish shell configuration.
tmux.conf	tmux multiplexer configuration.
alacritty.toml	Alacritty terminal configuration.
foot.ini	Foot terminal configuration.
ghostty-config	Ghostty terminal configuration.
wezterm.lua	Wezterm terminal configuration.
starship.toml	Starship prompt configuration.
betterfetch.toml	Betterfetch configuration.
fastfetch.jsonc	Fastfetch configuration.
wm/	Window manager configurations (Hyprland, Sway, etc.).
apps/	Application specific configurations.
Brewfile	List of packages to install with Homebrew.
justfile	Command runner configuration.
setup.sh	Script to symlink configs and set up the environment.

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Prerequisites

• Linux (tested on Debian and Arch, should work on most distros)
• git
• Hombrew for Linux
• Optional tools you’ll probably want:
  • Zsh
  • tmux
  • Vim
  • Neovim
  • Emacs

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Installation

Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/DavidBalishyan/dotfiles.git
cd dotfiles

Install packages from the Brewfile:

brew bundle

Back up old configs if needed:

mv ~/.zshrc ~/.zshrc.bak
mv ~/.tmux.conf ~/.tmux.conf.bak
mv ~/.vimrc ~/.vimrc.bak
mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.bak

Run the setup script (creates symlinks):

./setup.sh

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Packages from Brewfile

Here’s what gets installed when you run brew bundle:

Package	Purpose
neovim	Modern Vim-based text editor. (Commented out by default)
vim	Classic text editor. (Commented out by default)
httpie	User-friendly command-line HTTP client.
openssh	OpenSSH connectivity tools (ssh, scp, etc.).
rustup-init	Rust toolchain installer.
node	JavaScript runtime (Node.js).
nvm	Node.js version manager.
python@3.12	Python 3.12 and pip3.
deno	A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript.
go	The Go programming language.
ripgrep	Fast search tool, like grep but better.
fd	User-friendly alternative to find.
bat	A better cat with syntax highlighting.
eza	Modern replacement for ls with more features.
fzf	Fuzzy finder for command-line search.
btop	Modern system monitor, alternative to top/htop.
lsof	List open files and the processes using them.
xz	Compression utilities (xz, lzma).
jq	Command-line JSON processor.
yq	Command-line YAML processor.
gnupg	GNU Privacy Guard, encryption and signing.
openssl@3	OpenSSL cryptography library, version 3.

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Usage & Customization

• Emacs -> put overrides in emacs.el
• Vim -> edit init.vim for settings
• Zsh -> add aliases/functions in zshrc
• Bash -> edit bashrc or files in bash/
• Fish -> edit files in fish/
• tmux -> tweak keybindings in tmux.conf
• Neovim -> Change config in nvim/
• Terminals -> alacritty.toml, foot.ini, ghostty-config, wezterm.lua
• Window Managers -> Configs in wm/

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Notes

• Configs are tailored for Linux.
• Brewfile makes it easy to bootstrap a system with the same packages.
• Some configs depend on CLI tools (fzf, ripgrep, bat, etc.) - all included in the Brewfile.

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License

MIT License - use and adapt freely.