dotfiles/windows

Windows Setup

• Map caps to left-ctrl using https://sharpkeys.codeplex.com/

• Install git for Windows

• Symlink dotfiles to ~/.dotfiles with cmd //c 'mklink .dotfiles drive:\path\to\dotfiles'

• Symlink files in the dotfiles windows folder using cmd //c 'mklink .some-file .dotfiles\some-file'

• Symlink appropriate files in the root dotfiles directory

  • Ignore all zsh files
  • Don't symlink .vim folder because Plugged will fail to install the plugins. Just make a copy.

Setting up Cygwin

• Can create symlinks to dotfiles using the git bash shell. The cygwin home directory is likely going to be C:\cygwin\home\<username>.

Setting up Clojure

• Install Lein: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/technomancy/leiningen/stable/bin/lein.bat

Setting up Vim

You have to make a copy of the vim folder. For some unknown reason the Plugged scripts don't work when running them on a symlinked .vim directory. Can also symlink most of the directories in the vim folder. You have to symlink using the full path instead of something like ~\.dotfiles\vim, otherwise it won't work. The full path is something like c:\users\michael\.dotfiles\vim. Be careful when removing symlinks as it will delete the linked source as well.