Dotfiles

My personal dotfiles managed with chezmoi.

Overview

• OS: CachyOS (Arch Linux-based)
• Shell: zsh with zinit plugin manager
• Prompt: starship
• Window Manager: Niri (Wayland compositor)
• Terminal: kitty + tmux
• Terminal File Manager: yazi
• File Manager: Nautilus (GNOME Files)
• App Launcher: vicinae
• Notifications: mako
• Editor: Neovim + VSCodium
• Browser: Zen
• Theme: Tokyo Night

Key Features

Shell & Terminal

• zsh with zinit plugin manager
• Plugins: zsh-syntax-highlighting, zsh-completions, zsh-autosuggestions, fzf-tab, zsh-history-substring-search
• starship prompt with minimal configuration
• zoxide for smarter cd
• fzf integration
• tmux for terminal multiplexing

Window Manager (Niri)

• Wayland compositor with dynamic tiling
• Custom keybindings (vim-like navigation)
• Screenshot functionality
• Floating window rules for apps like Nautilus, Calculator, OBS, etc.

Editor (Neovim)

• Lua-based configuration
• Language-specific ftplugin configurations
• Autocommands for enhanced UX

Additional Tools

• picom - compositor for transparency/blur
• dunst - notification daemon
• swaylock - screen locker
• wlogout - logout menu
• wofi - app launcher
• rofi - alternative app launcher

Installation

1. Install chezmoi:

   sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://get.chezmoi.io)"

2. Initialize my dotfiles:

   chezmoi init --source https://github.com/0xElsharawy/dotfiles

3. Apply the dotfiles:

   chezmoi apply

Requirements

• CachyOS or Arch Linux-based distribution
• Wayland session (for Niri)
• The following packages should be installed:
  • zsh, zinit, starship, zoxide, fzf
  • kitty, tmux
  • niri, mako, swaylock
  • neovim, codium (VSCodium)
  • yazi, nautilus
  • vicinae or another app launcher
  • JetBrains Mono Nerd Font (or another Nerd Font)

Keybindings

Niri (Window Manager)

Key	Action
Mod+Return	Open terminal (kitty)
Mod+M	Open app launcher (vicinae)
Mod+X	Lock screen (swaylock)
Mod+P	Open powermenu (wlogout)
Mod+Y	Open clipboard manager
Mod+O	Toggle overview
Mod+Shift+B	Change wallpaper
Mod+Q	Close window
Mod+H/J/K/L	Focus window (vim-like)
Mod+Ctrl+H/J/K/L	Move window
Mod+1-9	Switch to workspace
Mod+Shift+1-9	Move window to workspace
Mod+R	Switch column width preset
Mod+F	Maximize column
Mod+V	Toggle floating

zsh

Key	Action
Ctrl+p	History search backward
Ctrl+n	History search forward
Tab	Completion menu

File Structure

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├── dot_zshrc                      # zsh configuration
├── dot_gitconfig                  # git configuration
├── private_dot_config/
│   ├── niri/config.kdl           # Niri window manager
│   ├── starship.toml             # Starship prompt
│   ├── tmux/tmux.conf             # tmux configuration
│   ├── nvim/                      # Neovim configuration
│   ├── kitty/                     # kitty terminal
│   ├── alacritty/                 # alacritty terminal
│   ├── yazi/                      # yazi file manager
│   ├── mako/                      # notification daemon
│   ├── dunst/                     # notification daemon
│   ├── picom/                     # compositor
│   ├── swaylock/                  # screen locker
│   ├── wlogout/                   # logout menu
│   ├── waybar/                    # status bar
│   ├── polybar/                   # status bar
│   ├── rofi/                      # app launcher
│   ├── wofi/                      # app launcher
│   ├── ohmyposh/                  # prompt (deprecated, now using starship)
│   ├── zathura/                   # PDF viewer
│   ├── shell/                     # shell scripts
│   ├── scripts/                   # custom scripts
│   └── VSCodium/                  # VSCodium settings
└── assets/                        # images for README