Configuration files for Vim, bash, git and Sublime Text

These are optimized for use on Mac OS X. Some Debian relics (for i3 mostly) included.

Using

I've started using stow to create symlinks from these files. For example, to create a symlink for all zsh files do:

> stow -t ~ zsh

After changes, to resync do:

> stow -R -t ~ zsh

To remove symlinks do:

> stow -D -t ~ zsh

Supported apps via stow

1. Zsh - stow -t ~ zsh
2. Ghostty - stow -t ~ ghostty
3. Emacs Doom - stow -t ~ doom
4. Pi AGENTS.md - stow -t ~ pi

Git configuration via chezmoi

Git configuration is managed by chezmoi. Other configurations still use Stow. The root .chezmoiroot file selects chezmoi/ as the source subtree; chezmoi does not manage the Stow packages.

Install chezmoi with mise use --global chezmoi@latest, or on macOS with brew install chezmoi. In ~/.config/chezmoi/chezmoi.toml, set the absolute path to this repository's checkout (use your own path on each machine):

sourceDir = "/home/nikos/dvp/dotfiles"

Before the first application, inspect any existing Git includes and machine settings. Back up ~/.gitconfig to a new filename. For this host's initial migration, the backup is ~/.gitconfig.before-chezmoi. Do not overwrite it. Then preview and apply only Git configuration:

chezmoi managed
chezmoi diff ~/.gitconfig
chezmoi apply ~/.gitconfig

The managed-file list should contain only .gitconfig. Do not let another manager or a symlink own that destination. The shared Git configuration does not set core.editor; set VISUAL or EDITOR for each machine instead.

For later edits, change the source and review before applying:

chezmoi edit ~/.gitconfig
chezmoi diff ~/.gitconfig
chezmoi apply ~/.gitconfig

Editing ~/.gitconfig directly does not update the repository. Commit and sync source changes through Git as usual, then preview and apply on each machine. If chezmoi is not on the current shell's PATH, use mise exec -- chezmoi.

Validate this integration without changing your home directory:

mise exec -- bash tests/chezmoi-git.sh

Zsh platform and machine settings

Zsh loads .zsh.d/zsh.$(uname -s) for platform settings, then the machine profile selected by ~/.zsh-host. For goriot:

printf 'goriot\n' > ~/.zsh-host
stow -t ~ zsh

Linux provides ec for a terminal Emacs client. The goriot profile also uses that client for EDITOR and VISUAL; it starts an Emacs daemon if necessary. Finish editing with C-x C-c to return to the calling program.

Install Doom itself at ~/.emacs.d (its bin directory is already on the Zsh PATH); stow -t ~ doom links only the personal settings at ~/.doom.d. After moving an existing Doom installation, run ~/.emacs.d/bin/doom sync.

Zoxide and Starship are optional and initialized only when installed.

Requirements

1. Git auto-completion requires git-completion.bash.

2. Bash prompt git awareness requires bash-git-prompt.

   brew install bash-git-prompt