John's dotfiles

Personal config files for Bash, Windows PowerShell, PowerShell Core and Vim/Neovim. Works on Linux/Windows/WSL/Cygwin/Git Bash. Good cross platform configuration that works similar on different operatingsystems.

Install

To install these dotfiles and chezmoi which is the software used to easily manage them, just run these commands on a new machine:

Linux / Unix

As your normal user in your home dir run:

sh -c "$(curl -fsLS get.chezmoi.io)" -- init --apply JohnEricson

On Ubuntu the curl command is not installed by default so the equivalent using wget is:

sh -c "$(wget -qO- get.chezmoi.io)" -- init --apply JohnEricson

If you get questions about entering username/password try this command instead:

sh -c "$(curl -fsLS get.chezmoi.io)" -- init --apply --guess-repo-url=false https://github.com/JohnEricson/dotfiles.git

The new config for bash will be used next time you login. To refresh your current session with the new config run:

. ~/.bashrc

Alternative one-liner

This both installs these dotfiles and chezmoi as well as refresh your current session with the new bash config:

. <(curl -sL https://raw.github.com/JohnEricson/dotfiles/main/install.sh)

Windows

This installs chezmoi in the official way in your ~/bin dir. Same way as it's installed on Linux.

Start PowerShell as your normal user and run:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser

After this in your home dir run (This allows your user to run *.ps1 scripts):

(irm -useb https://get.chezmoi.io/ps1) | powershell -c -

Then run:

~/bin/chezmoi init --apply JohnEricson

Close your PowerShell window and open a new one to refresh your shell with the new config.

Manage configuration

This configuration creates an alias cm that calls the chezmoi command. This is to make chezmoi easier to work with.

Update configuration to latest version on a machine

As your normal user run:

cm update

Keyboard shortcuts

Windows/Linux Gnome

Verified to work with Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.10. On Ubuntu, Gnome extension Dash to Panel should be installed for best experience, although standard Ubuntu Dock is also customized as good as possbile. The Win button here is also called the Super button on Linux.

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
Win	Open Start meu. Search for apps to start
Alt+Tab	Switch between open applications
Win+Tab	Switch between open applications
Win+l	Lock session
Shift+Win+s	Take interactive screenshot (Snipping tool in Windows)
Win+1..9	Switch open application that is pinned to Windows Taskbar/Gnome panel on slot where number 1 to 9 is slot on panel
Ctrl+Win+Left	Switch to left workspace
Ctrl+Win+Right	Switch to right worksapce
Win+Left	Snap active window to left side of screen
Win+Right	Snap active window to right side of screen
Win+Up	Maximize active window to full screen
Win+Down	Restore active maximized window to previous size
Alt+Space	Activate the window menu

Neovim/Vim

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
*	Search forward for word under cursor
#	Search backward for word under cursor
.	Repeat the last buffer operation. For example add same inputted text or do same manipulation as before
Ctrl+PgUp	Go to left tab
Ctrl+PgDn	Go to right tab
Ctrl+h	Go to previous buffer
Ctrl+l	Go to next buffer
Shift+H	Go to top of page
Shift+L	Go to bottom of page
h j k l	Navigate left, down, up, right
zf	Create fold of selected text
zo	Open fold
zc	Close fold
zd	Delete fold
za	Toggle fold
w	Navigate one word forward
b	Navigate one word backward
f	Navigate forward to first matching character pressed after f
t	Navigate forward to one character before first matching character pressed after f
gd	Go to definition. For example go to function in Python
Shift+k	Enter link in :help
Enter	Enter link in :help (only in help)
Ctrl+o	Go backward
Ctrl+r*	Paste on command line. Instead of using Shift-Insert to insert the marked text, use Vim registers. So first copy your line using a yank command like 0y$ and then use :Ctrl-r0 to paste it into the command line. From: https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/38508/paste-command-to-command-mode-instead-of-insert-mode
":p	Paste last command ran on command line. From: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7047618/how-to-copy-text-from-command-line-mode-in-vim
Ctrl+f (Command Line mode)	Opens the history of all commands you have ran in Command Line. Here you can paste the one you want. From: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7047618/how-to-copy-text-from-command-line-mode-in-vim
:tabnew | term	Open a new terminal in a new tab. From: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64584698/how-to-open-a-terminal-in-new-tab-in-neovim-with-only-one-command-without-remap
:tcd	Like :cd, but only set the directory for the current tab
Ctrl+g	Get filename and row for current buffer
Ctrl+d, Ctrl+f, PgDn	Page down. In VS Code this also works in hover opened with gh and focused using shift+k
Ctrl+u, Ctrl+b, PgUp	Page up. In VS Code this also works in hover opened with gh and focused using shift+k.
u	Undo
Ctrl+r	Redo

Explorer in Neovim/Vim

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
/	Start searching
r	Rename the designated file(s)/directory(ies)
R	Refresh
Ctrl+Left	Collapse all directories in Explorer
zm	Collapse all

VS Code

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
Ctrl+w m	Maximize editor
Ctrl+k Ctrl+z	Maximize editor by hiding other editor groups
Ctrl+k Ctrl+m	Maximize editor by hiding other editor groups (a bit slower)
Ctrl+k Ctrl+w	Maximize editor by hiding other editor groups (less reliable)
Ctrl+PgUp or Ctrl+h	Go to left tab
Ctrl+PgDn or Ctrl+l	Go to right tab
Ctrl+Shift+PgUp	Move tab left
Ctrl+Shift+PgDn	Move tab right
Alt+1..0	Go to tab X where X is the numerical key between 1 and 0
Alt+Left	Go to previous editor in history
Alt+Right	Go to newer editor in history
Alt+Up	Move current line or selected lines up one row
Alt+Down	Move current line or selected lines down one row
Ctrl+Tab	List and switch to another tab in focused editor group
Alt+z	Word wrap
Alt+x	Toggle between normal and relative line numbering
Ctrl+w Ctrl+up, down, left, right	Move focused editor to another/new editor group
Ctrl+w + up, down, left, right	Move focused editor to another/new editor group
Ctrl+w Shift+Left or Right	Move editor group
Ctrl+Shift+Left or Right	Move editor to another editor group
Ctrl+w q	Close focused editor, or misc. windows such as Markdown preview, Keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl+k w	Close all editors in group
Ctrl+k z	Enter Zen mode
Ctrl+ö	Toggle Terminal. Toogle between show and focus terminal/hide and focus editor
Alt+ö	Focus last used editor from terminal and keep terminal open
Ctrl+Shift+b	Build default task
Ctrl+Shift+m	Toggle showing Problems
Ctrl+Shift+u	Toggle showing Output
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+m	Maximize panel
Ctrl+b	Close sidebar (Only works when sidebar is focused)
Ctrl+shift+e	Focus Explorer sidebar
Ctrl+Shift+f	Focus Search sidebar
Ctrl+Shift+o	Go to Symbol in Editor (Outline view)
Shift+Alt+f	Set to only search files inside current folder in Search sidebar
Ctrl+Shift+g g	Focus Source Control sidebar
Ctrl+y	Scroll without moving cursor up
Ctrl+e	Scroll without moving cursor down
Ctrl+Shift+Enter	In Explorer toggle selection of files
Shift+k	Open hover if not opened. Focus it if opened. So press twice to open and navigate
Ctrl+'	Toggle comment. First select text. If line selection is used then line comments. If block selection is used then block comment
Ctrl+Alt+r	Works in Terminal. Open list of recently ran commands to select and run again. Allow searching
Ctrl+Shift+o	Works in Terminal. Opens list of detected links and allows you to open selected one
Shift+k	Focus hover menu, such as the one that shows when you press gh in Neovim on Python function. When in focus you can scroll in it
F6	Focus next part in VS Code
Shift+F6	Focus previous part in VS Code
Shift+F12	Go to References

Search sidebar

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
Ctrl+Shift+f	Focus Search sidebar
Ctrl+Up	In Search sidebar fields navigate to field above
Ctrl+Down	In Search sidebar fields navigate to field below
F4	Next search result
Shift+F4	Previous search result

Explorer sidebar

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
Ctrl+e	Focus Explorer sidebar
Ctrl+Left	Collapse all directories in Explorer
/	Start searching
up, down	Next or previous search result after searching
Enter	Open file in new editor
Space	Preview file in preview editor. Uses same preview editor for all files

VS Code Neovim extension

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
mi	Select multiple rows with visual block to get multiple cursors at the beginning of the selection
Hold Alt and click	To place multiple cursors
z=	Open quickfix menu for spelling corrections and refactoring

Git aliases

Install

1. Add this to your ~/.gitconfig file:

[include]
   path = .gitaliases

Aliases

Alias	Description
l	Displays a one-line log of commit history, showing commit hash, date, branch, commit message, and author.
a	Shortcut for git add.
ap	Interactively adds changes to the staging area.
c	Shortcut for git commit --verbose.
ca	Commits all changes, automatically staging tracked files, with verbose mode.
cm	Shortcut for git commit -m, allowing you to specify the commit message directly.
cmp	Same as alias cm but also push local changes to remote if commit is successful.
cam	Commits all changes with a specified commit message.
camp	Same as alias cam but also push local changes to remote if commit is successful.
m	Amends the last commit with the changes made in the current working directory, maintaining the previous commit message.
pl	Pull latest changes from remote. Shortcut for git pull
p	Push local changes to remote. Shortcut for git push
d	Shows the difference between the working directory and the index.
ds	Shows the diffstat of changes between the working directory and the index.
dc	Shows the difference between the index and the last commit.
s	Displays a short status showing modified, added, and deleted files.
co	Switch branch. Shortcut for git checkout.
cob	Creates a new branch and switches to it.
b	Lists branches sorted by the last modified date.
bd	Delete local branch. Shortcut for git branch -d
st	Stash modified files. Shortcut for git stash
po	Restore stashed files. Use after st. Shortcut for git stash pop
la	Lists all git aliases configured in the .gitconfig file.

Source code for the aliases: ~/.gitaliases

How to use

The git aliases are exposed both in git and in bash and PowerShell so you can for example use s for git status like this:

Bash and PowerShell

g s

In bash you can also use:

gs

with all the aliases. In PowerShell this works with all aliases except the ones already set in PowerShell such as gl and gp. The g s format is recommended for best compatibility.

git

Of course traditional use of aliases in git works as well:

git s