Ben Mezger's .dotfiles

My personal dotfiles.

You will find my dotfiles in the chezmoi directory.

Requirements

• Chezmoi
• Arch Linux or MacOS

Installation

⚠️ Note: If you're not me, you won't have access to my 1Password account. To prevent chezmoi from applying files with secrets, set the SECRETS_OFF=1 environment variable. If you do not use this flag, chezmoi will fail when attempting to connect to my 1Password account ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

SECRETS_OFF=1 chezmoi init https://github.com/benmezger/dotfiles.git -S ~/dotfiles

I recommend using my .dotfiles as a reference rather than applying them directly. They contain many personal configurations that may not suit your setup, and some depend on specific files, packages, and directory structures (e.g. org-mode files in Emacs).

Applying changes

Use chezmoi to apply the dotfiles:

chezmoi apply -v

Environment Variables

The following environment variables can be used to configure chezmoi during initialization and when applying changes:

• ASK: Set to 1 to enable prompts in chezmoi.
• SECRETS_OFF: Set to 1 to disable 1Password integration (uses my personal secrets defined in .chezmoi.yaml).
• DOTFILES_MINIMAL: Set to 1 to install the minimal version of the dotfiles.
• WORKCONF: Set to 1 to enable work-related configurations (e.g., work email, etc.).
• LAPTOP_MODE: Set to 1 when running on a laptop and not desktop.

For example, run ASK=1 chezmoi apply to enable prompts or DOTFILES_MINIMAL=1 chezmoi apply to generate the minimal configuration.

Troubleshooting

Chezmoi is not reloading the configuration

Run chezmoi init <dotfiles-path> again. This will reload the configuration by regenerating chezmoi.yaml in $HOME/.config/chezmoi/chezmoi.yaml.

Screenshots

macOS

Arch Linux

Weechat IRC

Emacs

Contributing

1. Feel free to contribute and/or report any issues.