dotfiles

This repository contains my dotfiles. My apps and settings when setting up a new machine.

Installation

On a fresh install of macOS, git is not installed by default. Download this repository, and run the following commands:

curl -LJO https://github.com/chrisrutz/dotfiles/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
unzip -q dotfiles-main.zip
mv dotfiles-main ~/.dotfiles
rm dotfiles-main.zip
cd ~/.dotfiles
bash install.sh

The install script will do the following:

• change the default shell to ZSH
• install Xcode Command Line Tools (during Homebrew installation)
• install Homebrew
• Homebrew packages, casks, and Visual Studio Code Extensions via Homebrew Bundle (see Brewfile)
• install Oh My Zsh
• install iTerm2 shell integration
• install NVM
• install the latest ruby version using rbenv
• copy dotfiles to home directory
• copy Visual Studio Code personal profile
• authenticate with GitHub using GitHub CLI
• install some default gems
  • pry
  • rubocop
  • bundler
• configure MacOS default settings

After finishing the installation, restart the system.

MacOS default settings

The script will set the following MacOS default settings:

UI/UX

• Ask to keep changes when closing documents
• Expand save panel by default
• Expand print panel by default
• Disable the "Are you sure you want to open this application?" dialog

Dock

• Automatically hide and show the Dock
• Don't show recent applications in Dock
• Only show open applications in Dock (remove all apps from Dock)

Screenshots

• Save screenshots to the desktop
• Save screenshots in PNG format
• Don't show thumbnail of screenshot after taking it

Finder

• Show all filename extensions
• Show hidden files
• Show the status bar
• Show the path bar
• Set the default view style to list view
• Keep folders on top when sorting
• Set search scope to current folder
• Disable warning when changing a file extension
• Set Desktop as the default location for new Finder windows
• Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes
• Avoid creating .DS_Store files on USB volumes
• Automatically open a new Finder window when a volume is mounted
• Empty Trash securely
• Disable the warning when emptying the Trash

Desktop

• Keep folders on top when sorting
• Hide all desktop icons
• Hide external disks on the desktop
• Hide removable media on the desktop
• Don't reveal Desktop when clicking wallpaper

Mouse and Trackpad

• Set mouse and trackpad speed
• Enable tap to click
• Enable two-finger right-click
• Swipe between pages with three fingers
• Swipe between full-screen apps with four fingers
• Mission Control with three-finger swipe up
• App Exposé with three-finger swipe down

Keyboard

• Fn key opens emoji and symbols
• Disable auto-correct
• Disable smart quotes
• Disable smart dashes
• Disable automatic capitalization
• Disable automatic period substitution

Battery

• show battery percentage in menu bar

Control Center

• Show battery percentage in menu bar
• Don't show Siri in menu bar

Mission Control

• Disable automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use
• Group windows by application

iCloud

• Save to disk by default
• Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices

Time Machine

• Prevent Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume

Security & Privacy

• Require password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins
• Enable FileVault

Display & Screensaver

• Disable automatic adjustment of display brightness
• Start screensaver after 5 minutes of inactivity