A detailed walkthrough of a developer's dotfiles repository, covering modern Rust-based CLI replacements (eza, bat, ripgrep, fd, delta, zoxide), shell aliases and functions for Laravel/PHP workflows, git configuration with delta for side-by-side diffs, a Brewfile for reproducible Mac setup, and an install script that symlinks everything into place in about five minutes. Also covers Claude Code configuration versioning, machine-specific customization via a separate directory, and shell functions for running PHP tests, pruning git branches, and generating AI-powered commit messages.
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What are dotfiles?Modern CLI toolsJumping between projects with zShell configurationAliasesThe aliases nobody writes blog posts aboutCustom functionsGit configurationThe install scriptThe BrewfileClaude Code configurationCustomization without conflictsIn closing116.4K Impressions4 Comments