dotfiles

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Install ZSH

https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Installing-ZSH#how-to-install-zsh-on-many-platforms

Set ZSH as default shell(check which shell with which $SHELL command)

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Install oh-my-zsh

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

# See dotfiles/zsh file for config

Fix Permissions for Linux (Critical)

sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local
sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/share/zsh
sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions

Zsh Plugins

1. Spaceship-prompt

git clone https://github.com/spaceship-prompt/spaceship-prompt.git "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship-prompt" --depth=1

ln -s "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship-prompt/spaceship.zsh-theme" "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship.zsh-theme"

2. Syntax-Highlighting

https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting/blob/master/INSTALL.md

Note: if the zsh folder does not exists in /usr/local/share, just create it

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

3. Auto-Suggestion

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

Fonts

Install powerline-fonts

# ubuntu
sudo apt-get install fonts-powerline -y

# mac
brew install font-hack-nerd-font

Install Meslo patched font

Download zip from latest release: https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/latest

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts
unzip "Meslo.zip" "*.ttf" "*.otf" -d ~/.local/share/fonts

sudo fc-cache -f -v

Note for iTerm2 users - Please enable the Nerd Font at iTerm2 > Preferences > Profiles > Text > Non-ASCII font > Hack Regular Nerd Font Complete.

Install ruby

# ubuntu
sudo apt install ruby-full -y

# mac
# https://mac.install.guide/faq/check-ruby-version/
brew install ruby

Install Colorls

https://github.com/athityakumar/colorls#installation

sudo gem install colorls --user-install
mkdir ~/.config/colorls

# See dark_colors.yaml for config
touch ~/.config/colorls/dark_colors.yaml

Copy contents to the created file

dark_colors.yaml

Apply shell configuration (Critical)

mkdir ~/.dotfiles

Copy zsh folder to ~/.dotfiles/

Rewrite shell config file

echo "source ~/.dotfiles/zsh/zshrc.zsh" >  ~/.zshrc

Update config files (see dotfiles) and then run

source ~/.zshrc
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