Linux configuration files

Compatible with Ubuntu, Red Hat, OSX and Cygwin.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/Lucas-C/linux_configuration.git
BASHRC_DIR=$PWD/linux_configuration
cd $HOME
for f in .gemrc .gitconfig .inputrc .minttyrc .vimrc; do [ -e $f ] && echo "Backing up $f" && mv $f{,.bak}; ln -s $BASHRC_DIR/$f; done
echo "source $BASHRC_DIR/.bashrc" >> .bashrc
echo 'exec /bin/bash' > .profile

Any .bashrc_* file in $BASHRC_DIR will be sourced.

To use screen, create an empty ~/.use_screen file. Similarly, you can create ~/.use_tmux.

The .zshrc file is here to invoke bash even if zsh is the default shell.

Enabling pre-commit hooks

Install Yelp pre-commit hooks and then :

cd $BASHRC_DIR
pre-commit install

Defining git user identity

Keep it separate from your git configuration by putting it in a file named .gitconfig_user, in $BASHRC_DIR:

[user]
    name = ...
    email = ...

If such file exists, it will be sourced from the main .gitconfig.