awesome-dotfiles

dotfile manager

A curated collection of resources and tools for managing dotfiles, providing guidance on setup, configuration, and management.

A curated list of dotfiles resources.

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Awesome Dotfiles / Articles / Introductions

Getting started with dotfiles( )
Getting started with dotfiles( )
Managing your dotfiles
Dotfiles Are Meant to Be Forked
Dotfile discovery
I do Dotfiles!

Awesome Dotfiles / Articles / Tutorials

Setting up a new (OS X) development machine: Part 3 - Dotfiles and custom SSH config
Setting Up a Mac Dev Machine From Zero to Hero With Dotfiles
Using Git and GitHub to manage your dotfiles
conf.d like directories for zsh/bash dotfiles
Managing your dotfiles
The best way to store your dotfiles: A bare Git repository
Dotfiles Management

Awesome Dotfiles / Articles / Shell startup

Shell startup scripts
Zsh/Bash startup files loading order

Awesome Dotfiles / Articles / Using specific tools

Using GNU Stow to manage your dotfiles
Managing Dotfile Symlinks with GNU Stow
Dotfiles and dev tools provisioned by Ansible

Awesome Dotfiles / Find dotfiles repos

Google for "dotfiles"
Archlinux collection
path:**/.gitconfigTip: search for a filename on GitHub, e.g.

Awesome Dotfiles / Example dotfiles repos / Bash

Bash it14,322almost 2 years ago
Mathias’s dotfiles30,424about 2 years ago
webpro's dotfiles1,099almost 2 years ago
rootbeersoup's dotfiles72almost 2 years ago

Awesome Dotfiles / Example dotfiles repos / Zsh

thoughtbot dotfiles7,992almost 2 years ago
rcm3,134about 2 years agoZsh, vim, tmux, git, homebrew. Uses
oh-my-zsh
Prezto14,041almost 2 years ago
Dries's dotfiles2,223almost 2 years ago
sobolevn's dotfiles742almost 2 years ago
yutkat's dotfiles790almost 2 years ago
Luke's voidrice4,306almost 2 years ago
2KAbhishek's dots2k247almost 2 years ago
Zim3,934almost 2 years ago

Awesome Dotfiles / Example dotfiles repos / Fish

oh-my-fish10,522almost 2 years ago
Paul's dotfiles4,212almost 2 years ago
rkalis's dotfiles248over 4 years ago

Awesome Dotfiles / Example dotfiles repos / Ansible

.dots96almost 2 years ago
sloria's dotfiles152almost 2 years ago

Awesome Dotfiles / Tools

AnsibleRadically simple configuration-management, application deployment, task-execution, and multinode orchestration engine
bashdot104over 3 years agoMinimalist dotfile management framework written entirely in bash
chezmoi13,615almost 2 years agoManage your dotfiles securely across multiple machines
comtrya514almost 2 years agoConfiguration management for localhost, written in Rust, for Linux, BSD, macOS, and Windows
dotbare677over 2 years agoManage dotfiles interactively with fzf
dotbot7,161almost 2 years agoTool that bootstraps your dotfiles
dotdrop1,800almost 2 years agoSave your dotfiles once, deploy them everywhere
Fisher7,881about 2 years agoA package manager for Fish
freshKeep your dotfiles fresh. Fresh is a tool to source shell configuration (aliases, functions, etc) from others into your own configuration files
GNU StowSymlink farm manager which takes distinct packages of software and/or data located in separate directories on the filesystem, and makes them appear to be installed in the same place
homeshick2,116almost 2 years agoGit dotfile synchronizer written in Bash
mackup14,651about 2 years agoKeep your application settings in sync (macOS/Linux)
Pearl229over 2 years agoPackage manager that allows to control, sync, share dotfiles as packages automatically activated during shells or editors startup. There is a wide range of packages already available. in the (for Linux and OSX)
rcm3,134about 2 years agorc file (dotfile) management
rotz355over 1 year agoFully cross platform dotfile manager and dev environment bootstrapper written in Rust
themer5,522about 2 years agoManage and generate themes across your development tools from within your dotfiles
toml-bombadil236over 1 year agoTemplatize and manage your dotfiles
xdg-ninja2,536almost 2 years agoA shell script which checks your $HOME for unwanted files and directories
yadm5,184almost 2 years agoTool for managing a collection of files across multiple computers, using a shared Git repository and some additional features

Awesome Dotfiles / Tools / macOS

dockutil1,384over 2 years agoCommand line tool for managing dock items
mas11,011almost 2 years agoMac App Store command line interface
zero286about 3 years agoRadically simple personal bootstrapping tool for macOS

Awesome Dotfiles / Miscellaneous

dotfiles.github.ioYour unofficial guide to dotfiles on GitHub
Filesystem Hierarchy StandardDirectory structure and directory contents in Linux distributions
XDG Base Directory Specification-
A lesson in shortcuts- How the idea of "hidden" or "dot" files was born, by Rob Pike (originally posted on Google+)
Awesome Dev Env2,862about 2 years agoCurated list of awesome tools, resources and workflow tips making an awesome development environment
Awesome Fish4,250about 2 years agoCurated list of packages, prompts, and resources for the fish shell
Awesome Shell33,372about 2 years agoCurated list of awesome command-line frameworks, toolkits, guides and gizmos
Awesome Sysadmin25,924about 2 years agoA curated list of amazingly awesome open source sysadmin resources
Awesome Zsh Plugins15,638almost 2 years agoList of Zsh plugins suitable for use with oh-my-zsh, antigen & Prezto
Terminals Are Sexy12,316about 2 years agoA curated list of Terminal frameworks, plugins & resources for CLI lovers

Awesome Dotfiles / Archive/abandoned projects

antigen
Bashstrap1,558over 7 years ago
battleschool417over 10 years ago
Bork216over 5 years ago
Cider838about 3 years ago
dev-setup6,137over 3 years ago
dotfiles583about 2 years ago
dotstow98over 2 years ago
Eduardo's dotfiles422over 9 years ago
ellipsis357over 4 years ago
emplace267almost 2 years ago
holman does dotfiles7,356about 2 years ago
homesick2,391almost 6 years ago
Kevin's dotfiles143almost 2 years ago
kody139almost 4 years ago
macOS Defaults1,286over 6 years ago
osxc
vcsh2,198about 2 years ago( , )
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