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Shell Configuration

The dotfiles provide comprehensive shell configuration for both Bash and Zsh.

Configuration Files​

Core Files​

  • .bashrc / .zshrc: Main shell configuration
  • .bash_profile: Bash login shell configuration
  • .path.sh: PATH environment variable management
  • .exports.sh: Environment variables
  • .aliases.sh: Command aliases
  • .functions.sh: Shell functions
  • .extra.sh: Personal configuration (not tracked)

File Loading Order​

Bash​

  1. .bash_profile (login shells)
  2. .bashrc (non-login shells)
  3. Common files (path, exports, aliases, functions, extra)

Zsh​

  1. .zshrc
  2. Common files (path, exports, aliases, functions, extra)

Common Aliases​

alias ..="cd .."
alias ...="cd ../.."
alias ....="cd ../../.."
alias ~="cd ~"
alias -- -="cd -"

Enhanced Commands​

alias ll="eza -la --git"
alias la="eza -la"
alias l="eza -l"
alias tree="eza --tree"

Git Shortcuts​

alias g="git"
alias gs="git status"
alias ga="git add"
alias gc="git commit"
alias gp="git push"
alias gl="git log --oneline"

Environment Variables​

Development Tools​

export EDITOR="vim"
export VISUAL="$EDITOR"
export PAGER="less"

Language Settings​

export LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"

History Configuration​

export HISTSIZE=10000
export HISTFILESIZE=20000
export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth:erasedups

Modern CLI Tools​

The configuration assumes these modern CLI tools are installed:

  • ripgrep (rg): Fast text search
  • fd: Fast file finder
  • bat: Better cat with syntax highlighting
  • eza: Modern ls replacement
  • jq/yq: JSON/YAML processing
  • fzf: Fuzzy finder
  • delta: Better git diff

Tips​

Reload Configuration​

# Reload shell configuration
source ~/.bashrc  # or ~/.zshrc

Check Active Aliases​

# List all aliases
alias

# Check specific alias
alias ll

Debug Shell Startup​

# Start shell with debug output
bash -x
zsh -x