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Cross-platform shell configuration managed with chezmoi.

System Configuration

Ubuntu (Bash)

• Shell: bash
• Login shell config: ~/.profile.linux
  • Sources ~/.bashrc for interactive shells
  • Sources custom configurations from ~/.config/shell/
• Interactive shell: ~/.bashrc (system default, unmodified)

macOS (Zsh)

• Shell: zsh
• Login shell config: ~/.profile.darwin (minimal)
• Login shell loader: ~/.zprofile
  • Sources custom configurations from ~/.config/shell/
• Interactive shell: ~/.zshrc (minimal with basic colors)

Shared Configuration

Located in ~/.config/shell/:

• env - XDG Base Directory variables and directory creation
• exports - Environment variables (EDITOR, BROWSER, TERMINAL)
• path - Cross-platform PATH management (unified for both systems)
• aliases - Custom shell aliases (empty, ready for additions)
• functions - Custom shell functions (empty, ready for additions)

Shell Loading Sequence

Ubuntu

1. Login shell sources ~/.profile.linux
2. ~/.profile.linux sources ~/.bashrc
3. ~/.profile.linux sources ~/.config/shell/*
4. Interactive shells get the configuration via ~/.bashrc

macOS

1. Login shell sources ~/.zprofile
2. ~/.zprofile sources ~/.config/shell/*
3. Interactive shells source ~/.zshrc (minimal)

Key Features

• XDG Compliant: Configurations follow XDG Base Directory specification
• Unified PATH: Single path file handles both macOS (with MacPorts) and Ubuntu
• Package Manager Aware:
  • Ubuntu: apt + snap packages
  • macOS: MacPorts packages
• Clean Separation: OS-specific files use .linux/.darwin extensions

Tool Configurations

• alacritty: Terminal emulator with theme support
• micro: Text editor with custom bindings
• Shell: Cross-platform environment setup

Usage

# Apply configurations
chezmoi apply

# Update from repository  
chezmoi update

# Add new configuration file
chezmoi add ~/.config/newapp/config