🚀 My Dotfiles

Personal development environment setup for macOS with Ghostty, TMUX, and Zsh (Powerlevel10k)

✨ Features

• Ghostty Terminal - Modern GPU-accelerated terminal
• TMUX - Persistent terminal sessions with custom keybindings
• Zsh + Oh My Zsh - Enhanced shell experience
• Powerlevel10k - Beautiful and fast prompt theme
• Optimized for macOS - Keyboard shortcuts that don't conflict with system

📦 What's Included

dotfiles/
├── ghostty/
│   ├── config                  # Ghostty configuration
│   └── start-session.sh        # TMUX session auto-start script
├── tmux/
│   └── .tmux.conf              # TMUX configuration
├── zsh/
│   └── .zshrc                  # Zsh configuration
├── install.sh                   # Automated installation script
└── README.md                    # This file

🎯 Quick Start

One-line Installation

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles
cd ~/dotfiles
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

Manual Installation

If you prefer to install manually:

1. Install Homebrew (if not installed):

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

2. Install TMUX:

   brew install tmux

3. Install Ghostty:

   • Download from ghostty.org

4. Install Oh My Zsh:

   sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

5. Install Powerlevel10k:

   git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/powerlevel10k

6. Install Zsh plugins:

   git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
   git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

7. Copy config files:

   cp tmux/.tmux.conf ~/.tmux.conf
   cp zsh/.zshrc ~/.zshrc
   mkdir -p ~/.config/ghostty
   cp ghostty/config ~/.config/ghostty/config
   cp ghostty/start-session.sh ~/.config/ghostty/start-session.sh
   chmod +x ~/.config/ghostty/start-session.sh

8. Restart your terminal or run:

   source ~/.zshrc

⌨️ TMUX Keybindings

Window Management

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+a then Tab	Next window
Ctrl+a then Shift+Tab	Previous window
Ctrl+a then 0-9	Jump to window number
Ctrl+a then n	New window
Ctrl+a then q	Close window

Pane Management (Splits)

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+a then |	Split vertically
Ctrl+a then -	Split horizontally
Ctrl+a then x	Close pane
Alt+Arrows	Navigate panes (no prefix!)

Other Commands

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+a then r	Reload TMUX config
Ctrl+a then [	Scroll mode (press q to exit)

🎨 Customization

TMUX Session Layout

Edit ghostty/start-session.sh to customize your workspace layout:

# Example: Add a new window
$TMUX_BIN new-window -t main:5 -n "My Project" -c ~/Projects/my-project

Ghostty Theme

Edit ghostty/config to change the theme:

theme = Laser              # Change this
background-opacity = 0.8
background-blur-radius = 30

Zsh Aliases

Add your custom aliases in zsh/.zshrc at the bottom:

alias myalias='my command'

🔧 Troubleshooting

TMUX not starting automatically

Make sure the startup script is executable:

chmod +x ~/.config/ghostty/start-session.sh

Powerlevel10k prompt issues in TMUX

Run the configuration wizard:

p10k configure

Colors look wrong

Ensure your terminal is set to use true color:

echo $TERM  # Should be "tmux-256color" inside TMUX

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to fork and customize for your own needs!

📝 License

MIT License - Feel free to use and modify as you like.

🙏 Credits

• Ghostty - Terminal emulator
• TMUX - Terminal multiplexer
• Oh My Zsh - Zsh framework
• Powerlevel10k - Zsh theme

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