My macOS Ricing Environment 💻

A curated collection of dotfiles to create a beautiful and productive development environment on macOS, focusing on keyboard-driven workflows and minimalism.

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Wallpaper: City Night

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Core Components

This setup is built around a collection of powerful and customizable tools:

Type	Tool	Description
Window Manager	Rift	A modern, dynamic tiling window manager for macOS, configured declaratively via nix-darwin.
Terminal	Kitty	A fast, feature-rich, GPU-based terminal emulator.
Shell	Zsh + 10kpowerlevel	A powerful shell configured with plugins, themes, and environment variables via nix-darwin, combined with a feature-rich prompt.
Code Editor	Neovim	A highly extensible, Vim-based text editor, configured for a modern IDE experience with Blink.cmp.
Terminal Multiplexer	Tmux	Manages multiple terminal sessions, making it easy to switch between projects and preserve layouts.
Menu Bar	SketchyBar	A highly customizable status bar that displays system information and workspaces.
Web Browsers	Zen & Qutebrowser	Keyboard-driven and minimalist web browsers designed for efficiency and security.
Package Manager	Nix (with nix-darwin)	Declarative package and system management for macOS, ensuring reproducible environments.
File Manager	Yazi	A blazing-fast terminal file manager written in Rust, with a rich feature set and plugin support.

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Nix Configuration

My environment is managed declaratively using Nix and nix-darwin. The system configuration is maintained in a separate repository.

• nix-config repo: x0d7x/nix-config
• Contains: Zsh config, Rift window manager config, Home Manager, system packages, and more

To update packages or settings, clone the nix-config repo and run:

darwin-rebuild switch --flake .#dox

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Essential CLI Utilities

This environment is enhanced by a suite of modern command-line tools for a more efficient workflow:

• FZF: A general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder.
• Eza: A modern, feature-rich replacement for ls command.
• Bat: A cat clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration.
• fd: A simple, fast, and user-friendly alternative to find.
• Ripgrep: A line-oriented search tool that recursively searches for a regex pattern.
• Fastfetch: A system information fetch tool with image support.

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/x0d7x/dot.git ~/dot
   cd ~/dot

2. Install Nix (if not already present): Follow the official Nix installation guide for multi-user installation:

   sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon

   Restart your shell or source the Nix environment as instructed.
3. Enable Nix flakes: If not already enabled, add the following to ~/.config/nix/nix.conf (create the file if needed):

   experimental-features = nix-command flakes
   

4. Clone and apply nix-config:

   git clone https://github.com/x0d7x/nix-config.git ~/.config/nix
   cd ~/.config/nix
   darwin-rebuild switch --flake .#dox

5. Symlink dotfiles with GNU Stow:

   cd ~/dot && stow -v -t ~ .config

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🛠️ Helper Scripts

A collection of scripts to automate common tasks:

Script	Description
tmux-sessionizer	A script to easily find, create, and switch between tmux sessions.
tmux-session-switch	Quickly switch between existing tmux sessions.
github_open	Opens the GitHub repository for the current directory in your browser.
notes	Quick note-taking script.
sticky	Create floating sticky notes on macOS.
rename_files_with_fd	Batch rename files using fd and fzf.
obs_switch.lua	OBS scene switcher for streaming/recording.
chbg	Change desktop wallpaper.
brewls	Lists installed Homebrew packages (legacy, for reference).
install	Legacy installation script (deprecated).