1. Clone the repo. Setup SSH access to GitHub or use HTTPS repo path.

git clone git@github.com:santhoshsram/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles

2. Install GNU Stow

brew install stow

3. Set up symlinks using stow

cd ~/dotfiles
stow bash git vim nvim ghostty tmux screen ssh

Note: ~/.ssh/ must exist before stowing ssh (mkdir -p ~/.ssh && chmod 700 ~/.ssh).

4. Install vim plugins using native package management (Vim 8+).

mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start
cd ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start
git clone https://github.com/catppuccin/vim.git catppuccin
git clone https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim.git
git clone https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive.git

5. Update ~/dotfiles/ssh/.ssh/config with the right github username and identity file.

6. Bash history search using fzf

# First install bash via homebrew. Default macOS bash is very old.
brew install bash

# Add new bash to allowed shells
sudo sh -c 'echo "$(brew --prefix)/bin/bash" >> /etc/shells'

# Change default shell to new bash
chsh -s "$(brew --prefix)/bin/bash"

# Install fzf
brew install fzf

# Install fzf keybindings and autocomplete
$(brew --prefix)/opt/fzf/install