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Ensuring that Bash uses vi mode wherever I go.

Description

I use multiple workstations, virtual machines, remote servers, etc. and like for them all to have the same feel. I finally started this repo after I'd repeatedly:

• Use a new workstation and have no idea where any of my windows are
• SSH into a VPS and hit the Escape key expecting Readline to put me in vi's normal mode, as on my laptop—but nothing would happen
• Edit a file with Vim on a remote server, but none of my shortcuts would work, breaking my workflow

Features

• All of the various Bash config files (e.g., .bash_profile, .bashrc, etc.) redirect to .bashrc, which in turn sources:
  • Scripts in .bashrc.d/, which breaks out aliases, functions, etc. into categorically named files
  • A single .bashrc.extra file containing machine-specific items that I don't want to publicize or track in version control
• Potentially conflicting OS-specific commands, configurations, etc. are broken out with Bash case statements
• A linking script, link.sh, symbolically links config files throughout their standard locations, making new installs easy
• Remote terminal windows have a different prompt style than local ones
• Does not include a .gitconfig file, so this doesn't happen to you
• No support for Windows
• and much, much more!

Built with

Utility	Agnostic	macOS	Linux
Browser	Chrome w/Vimium
Shell	Bash
Status Bar		Übersicht	i3blocks
Terminal Emulator		kitty	urxvt
Text Editor	Neovim
VPN Client		Tunnelblick	OpenVPN
Window Manager		yabai	i3

Getting started

Install

git -C "$HOME" clone https://github.com/noperator/dotfiles.git && cd "$HOME/dotfiles"
./link.sh

Configure

Blocks

Create a file at blocks/.env containing the names of the Wi-Fi and Ethernet interfaces that you'd like to be displayed in the status bar. For example, on macOS this might look like:

WIFI_IFACE='en0'
ETH_IFACE='en4'

Note that the name of the VPN interface is determined automatically.

Browser keys

Arc keyboard shortcuts.

cat Library/Application\ Support/Arc/StorableKeyBindings.json |
    jq '.userOverrides | map({
            mod: .state.valid._0 .deviceIndependentModifierFlags,
            key: .state.valid._0 .keyEquivalent,
            action: .action.name
        }) |
        group_by(.mod) |
        map({
            mod: .[0].mod,
            shortcuts: map(del(.mod) | .key + ": " + .action) | sort
        })'

[
  {
    "mod": null,
    "shortcuts": [
      ": Archive Tab"
    ]
  },
  {
    "mod": 262144,
    "shortcuts": [
      ",: Preferences…",
      "h: Go Back",
      "j: Next Tab",
      "k: Previous Tab",
      "l: Go Forward",
      "o: Open Command Bar",
      "p: Pin/Unpin Tab",
      "s: Reveal/Hide Sidebar",
      "x: Reopen Last Closed Tab",
      "y: Copy Page URL"
    ]
  },
  {
    "mod": 393216,
    "shortcuts": [
      "h: Previous Space",
      "l: Next Space",
      "o: New Tab…",
      "y: Copy URL as Markdown"
    ]
  },
  {
    "mod": 786432,
    "shortcuts": [
      "o: Add Split View"
    ]
  }
]

Vimium key mappings (download backup).

map K previousTab
map J nextTab

Back matter

See also

My related guides for manual tasks and configurations that aren't automatically covered by this dotfiles repo.