dotfiles

Personal dotfiles managed with GNU Stow.

Quick start

# Check what's installed vs missing
./install.sh --check

# Pick individual formulas to install (uses fzf if available)
./install.sh --pick

# Interactive install (prompts for each category)
./install.sh

# Install everything
./install.sh --all

Manual stow usage

# Link a single package
cd stow && stow nvim -t ~

# Link multiple packages
cd stow && stow nvim tmux zsh git -t ~

What's included

Package	Description
nvim	Neovim config (lazy.nvim, LSP, Telescope)
tmux	Tmux with vim-style navigation
zsh	Minimal zsh config (fzf, zoxide, fnm)
git	Git user config
karabiner	Keyboard remapping (caps→ctrl)
btop	System monitor

Caps Lock → Control

macOS: Handled by Karabiner-Elements (stow package)

Ubuntu:

sudo vim /etc/default/keyboard
# Add: XKBOPTIONS="ctrl:nocaps"
setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocaps

Arch: See xmodmap wiki

Journaling

Use the following command for quick brain dumps/journaling. Make sure ~/.journal exists.

j() {
  echo -e "\n$(date '+%H:%M')\n- $1" >> ~/journal/$(date +%F).md
}

How to use

Hard rule:

• Each entry should take <30 seconds
• Don’t summarize → just trace your thinking

Messy is correct. Fragmented is correct.

Rule: write like you think, not like you report

Your brain doesn’t think in clean summaries:

• It jumps
• It questions
• It half-forms ideas

Capture that directly.

Use this simple prompt (when stuck)

Just answer one of these:

• “What am I doing?”
• “What am I stuck on?”
• “What’s next?”

That’s it. No more.