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A detailed walkthrough of a developer's dotfiles setup for macOS, covering modern Rust-based CLI replacements (eza, bat, ripgrep, fd, delta, zoxide), shell aliases and functions for Laravel/PHP/git workflows, Oh My Zsh configuration, a Brewfile for reproducible installs, and Claude Code integration. Key highlights include zoxide for smart directory jumping, delta for readable git diffs, a p() function that auto-detects Pest vs PHPUnit, a commit function that uses Claude to generate commit messages, and a symlink-based install script that sets up a fresh Mac in ~5 minutes.

A terminal setup for the modern developer (2026 edition)

<p>One thing worth adding for anyone copying a setup like this: alias the Rust replacements interactively, but never in scripts. eza/bat/fd aren’t flag-compatible drop-ins for ls/cat/find, so an alias ls=eza that leaks into a shell script (or a tool that shells out to ls) breaks in subtle ways. Keep them interactive-only, or better, under distinct names. The zoxide + delta combo is the highest-leverage part of the whole list though.</p>


<p>I’ll add one more note for rust replacements -&gt; my AI was a really confused (mainly with eza bat and fd)</p>
