Dotfiles Repository

A dotfiles repository is a collection of configuration files used to customize and personalize your development environment. These files typically include settings for your shell, text editor, version control system, and other tools you use on a daily basis. By storing these configuration files in a version-controlled repository, you can easily share your setup with others, keep track of changes, and quickly set up a new environment when needed.

For a quick overview of what a dotfiles repository is and how it can be useful, check out the video “~/.dotfiles in 100 Seconds”.

This repository is intended to share my dotfiles which I created during my learnings of Linux and the GNU tools.

Vundle Installation and Plugin Management

Vundle is a plugin manager for Vim. To install Vundle, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal and run the following command to clone the Vundle repository:

   git clone https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
   

2. Add the following lines to your .vimrc file to set up Vundle:

   set nocompatible              " be iMproved, required
   filetype off                  " required
   
   " set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
   set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
   call vundle#begin()
   
   " let Vundle manage Vundle, required
   Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'
   
   " Add your plugins here
   Plugin 'preservim/nerdtree'
   Plugin 'tpope/vim-fugitive'
   Plugin 'Konfekt/vim-wsl-copy-paste'
   
   call vundle#end()            " required
   filetype plugin indent on    " required
   

3. Save the changes to your .vimrc file and run the following command in Vim to install the plugins:

   :PluginInstall
   

Using Autocommands

Autocommands in Vim allow you to execute commands automatically in response to specific events. Here are some examples of how to use autocommands:

1. Highlight specific words in files with a .tid extension:

   autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.tid syntax match InnovationGroup "\<[Ii]nnovat\w*\>"
   

2. Change the color of the cursor line when entering and leaving insert mode:

   " Change Color when entering Insert Mode
   autocmd InsertEnter * highlight  CursorLine ctermfg=NONE
   
   " Revert Color to default when leaving Insert Mode
   autocmd InsertLeave * highlight  CursorLine ctermfg=LightBlue
   

3. Set UTF-8 as the default encoding for commit messages:

   autocmd BufReadPre COMMIT_EDITMSG,MERGE_MSG,git-rebase-todo setlocal fileencodings=utf-8
   

4. Remember the positions in files with some git-specific exceptions:

   autocmd BufReadPost *
     \ if line("'\"") > 0 && line("'\"") <= line("$")
     \           && &filetype !~# 'commit\|gitrebase'
     \           && expand("%") !~ "ADD_EDIT.patch"
     \           && expand("%") !~ "addp-hunk-edit.diff" |
     \   exe "normal g`\"" |
     \ endif
   

5. Set the filetype to diff for files with a .patch extension:

   autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead *.patch set filetype=diff
   

6. Highlight trailing whitespace in diff files:

   autocmd Filetype diff
     \ highlight WhiteSpaceEOL ctermbg=red |
     \ match WhiteSpaceEOL /\(^+.*\)\@<=\s\+$/