Who inspired me to make this repo?

Steps to bootstrap a new Mac

1. Install Apple's Command Line Tools, which are prerequisites for Git and Homebrew.

xcode-select --install

2. Clone repo into new directory.

git clone https://github.com/Dolfost/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles --recurse-submodules

3. Install Homebrew, followed by the software listed in the Brewfile.

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
brew bundle --file ~/dotfiles/Brewfile
cd ~/dotfiles && brew bundle

4. Link all config files with dotbot:

./install

TODO List

• Learn how to use defaults to record and restore System Preferences and other macOS configurations.
• Organize these growing steps into multiple script files.
• Automate symlinking and run script files with a bootstrapping tool like Dotbot.
• Revisit the list in .zshrc to customize the shell.
• Make a checklist of steps to decommission your computer before wiping your hard drive.
• Create a bootable USB installer for macOS.
• Integrate other cloud services into your Dotfiles process (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.).
• Find inspiration and examples in other Dotfiles repositories at dotfiles.github.io.

Recommended readings

Nvim Lua guide