Kevin's Arch Rice (KAR)

My arch linux / bspwm / polybar / rofi / xst / helix rice.

Programs (see ~/.config for the full list)

• login shell: zsh
• /bin/sh: dash
• text editor: helix
• window manager: bspwm
• compositor: picom
• terminal: alacritty || xst (a st fork)
• status bar: polybar
• file manager: yazi
• notifications: wired-notify
• launcher: rofi

• video: mpv
• hotkeys: sxhkd
• browser: qutebrowser
• base16 theme: gruvbox
• dropdown calculator: julia REPL
• other: redshift-minimal

Installation

Dependencies

• The latest version of my scripts as a git submodule dependency (built-in)
• The latest version of my themes repo as a git submodule dependency (built-in)
• Free API Keys: Coinmarketcap, Alphavantage, World Air Quality Index (instructions)

Steps

1. Make sure you have all required programs installed
2. Clone this repo: git clone git@github.com:kpa28-git/KAR.git
3. Populate submodules: git submodule update --init --recursive

Overview

• Low friction shell - well organized crossplatform aliases and quick navigation tools
• Mnemonic hotkeys to do common things in graphical sessions
• Minimalist HUD-like statusbar
• Browser configured for intuitive use and low friction
• Most of my scripts are POSIX compliant for speed and portability
• Global light/dark theme based on env variables $TIMEDAY/$TIMENIGHT (why I always keep dark mode on: R, R, R)

Shell (see ~/.{z}profile, ~/.local/bin/aliases)

• <mod>+<enter> opens a terminal at directory of focused window
• <mod>+<shift>+<enter> opens a terminal at the home directory

Directory Search Aliases (respects ~/.config/fd/ignore_file)

• se (search edit): open file in $EDITOR
• sd (search directory): cd to the containing directory
• so (search open): open file with $OPENER
• sg <str> (search grep): grep <str> within the chosen file (uses rg)
• sr (search reading): fuzzy search the $READING directory and open the file with $READER program (also: srb and srp to search book and paper lists to read from)

History Search Aliases

• hs (history search): search the history with fzf (you can immediately run the searched command with $(hs))
• hi (history input): search the history with fzf and input the chosen command into the shell input

Hotkeys that make sense (see ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc)

• Show the sxhkd keybinds with mod+<F1> or in the terminal with keybinds
• Some mnemonics: <mod>+v(iew media), <mod>+f(ile manager), <mod>+g(o to bookmark), <mod>+s(earch the web), <mod>+e(mail client), <mod>+c(alculator)

Polybar (see ~/.config/polybar/config)

• World Air Quality Info, crypto price (coinmarketcap), equity price (Alphavantage), moonphase
• my geoloc script (~/.local/bin/apitools/geoloc) lets them through a vpn (manual location setting)

Qutebrowser (see ~/.config/qutebrowser/config.{yml,py})

• qutebrowser+buku+rofi integration to manage/select bookmarks, these can be launched from inside or outside of the browser (userscripts: ~/.config/qutebrowser/userscripts)
• More sensible tab movement (h/l move through tabs, J/K move through tab history)
• Set base16 theming easily (set custom.base16.{light,dark}.file in config.yml)

TODO

• nushell
• bspwm -> leftwm?
• more tmux config (or tab-rs)
• swhkd
• check out luakit
• clean up home directory (move dotfiles?)
• cleanup and remove unused luke scripts
• multiplex between fzf and rofi (check if on tty or not)
• search aliases should work with ~/.scripts/termtools/samedir

Big Thanks To

• Luke Smith for some of the scripts
• WillMe for the basis of the polybar layout