# dotfiles My Arch Linux configuration, managed with [chezmoi](https://www.chezmoi.io/). ## Bootstrap on a fresh Arch install `bootstrap.sh` assumes the Arch installation guide has been followed up to the point of having a booted system with a wheel-group user. On a minimal system (only `base` installed), prepare the user once as root: ```sh pacman -S --needed sudo useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash passwd ``` Then log in as that user and run: ```sh curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sommerfelddev/dotfiles/master/bootstrap.sh | sh ``` The script installs pacman prerequisites, enables `%wheel` in sudoers, builds `paru-bin` from the AUR, clones this repo to `~/dotfiles`, runs `just init`, enables recommended systemd units (fstrim, timesyncd, resolved, reflector, paccache, pkgstats, acpid, cpupower, iwd, plus tlp on laptops), refreshes the pacman mirrorlist, creates XDG user directories, and — on EFI systems missing an Arch boot entry — launches `create-efi`. ## Setup on an existing system ```sh chezmoi init --source ~/dotfiles chezmoi apply -v ``` ## Layout Everything is driven by [just](https://just.systems/) recipes against four parallel models: | Directory | Managed by | Purpose | | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | `dot_*`, `private_dot_*` | chezmoi | Dotfiles deployed to `$HOME`. Prefixes: `dot_` → `.`, `private_` → `0600`, `executable_` → `+x`. | | `meta/*.txt` | `just pkg-apply`, `just pkg-status` | Plain-text package lists (one per line, `#` comments). Groups: `base`, `dev`, `wayland`, etc. | | `systemd-units/*.txt` | `just unit-apply`, `just unit-status` | Units to enable, paired by name with a `meta/` group (`base.txt` ↔ `base.txt`). | | `etc/` | `run_onchange_after_deploy-etc.sh.tmpl` | System-level configs deployed to `/etc/` via a chezmoi onchange hook. | | `firefox/` | `run_onchange_after_deploy-firefox.sh.tmpl` | LibreWolf `user-overrides.js` + `userChrome.css` (kept under the familiar `firefox/` name). | ## Recipes at a glance Run `just` or `just --list` for the full menu. Recipes follow a `DOMAIN-VERB` scheme across four domains (`dotfiles`, `etc`, `pkg`, `unit`) with chezmoi-aligned verbs (`add`, `forget`, `re-add`, `apply`, `diff`, `merge`, `status`). Top-level dispatchers sniff argument shape and delegate. | Category | Recipe | Effect | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Setup | `just init` | First-time setup: chezmoi init, git hooks, apply, base packages, curated units | | Day-to-day | `just sync` | `apply` + `pkg-fix` + `unit-apply` (full reconcile) | | | `just apply` | `chezmoi apply` — atomically deploys dotfiles AND /etc | | | `just re-add [PATH]` | Pull live changes back into the repo (dotfiles + /etc) | | Add / forget | `just add PATH` | Dispatches to `dotfiles-add` (path) or `etc-add` (`/etc/...`) | | | `just add GROUP NAME…` | Dispatches to `pkg-add` (bare names) or `unit-add` (ends in `.service`/`.timer`/…) | | | `just forget …` | Same shape as `add`; delegates to the right `*-forget` | | Packages | `just pkg-apply [GROUP…]` | Install listed groups, or every group if none given | | | `just pkg-fix` | Top up missing packages in already-adopted groups | | | `just pkg-list [GROUP]` | Show per-group install coverage | | Units | `just unit-apply` | Enable every unit in the adopted `systemd-units/*.txt` lists | | | `just unit-list [GROUP]` | List curated units with their state | | /etc | `just etc-diff`, `just etc-re-add`, | See /etc workflow below | | | `just etc-restore`, `just etc-untrack` | | | Inspection | `just status` | Combined dotfile + /etc + package + unit drift | | | `just diff [PATH]`, `just merge [PATH]` | Dispatch to `dotfiles-*` or `etc-*` by path | | | `just doctor` | Verify tooling for `just check` is installed | | Quality gates | `just fmt [PATH]`, `just check-fmt [PATH]` | Format / check formatting (all languages below) | | | `just lint [PATH]` | Run linters (selene, shellcheck, ruff, taplo) | | | `just check [PATH]` | `check-fmt` + `lint` (the pre-commit hook and CI both run this) | `fmt` / `check-fmt` / `lint` cover: Lua (stylua, selene), shell (shfmt, shellcheck), Python (ruff), TOML (taplo), justfile (`just --fmt`), plus Markdown/JSON/YAML/CSS (prettier). Each accepts either no argument (whole repo) or a single file path. ## Drift workflow Four sources of drift are tracked independently and combined by `just status`: - **Dotfiles** (`just dotfiles-status`): live `$HOME` files differ from the repo. Resolve with `just apply` (repo → home), `just re-add PATH` (home → repo), `just diff PATH`, or `just merge PATH`. - **Packages** (`just pkg-status`): installed but undeclared, or declared but missing. Resolve by adding to a `meta/` group (`just add GROUP PKG`) or uninstalling. - **/etc** (`just etc-status` / `just etc-diff`): modified package configs or user-created files in `/etc` that aren't in the repo. Resolve with `just etc-re-add PATH` (track), `just etc-restore PATH` (revert to package default), or `just etc-untrack PATH`. - **Units** (`just unit-status`): enabled units not in any `systemd-units/*.txt`, or declared units that aren't enabled. ## Git hooks Activated by `just init` via `git config core.hooksPath .githooks`: - `pre-commit` → `just check`. Blocks commits that fail formatting or linting. Bypass with `git commit --no-verify`. - `post-commit` → `chezmoi apply`. Keeps `$HOME` in sync whenever a tracked file changes in the repo. ## Disaster recovery The repo is enough to rebuild a machine's tooling and configuration, but not its **state** — back these up externally: - GPG master key and subkeys (`gpg --export-secret-keys`, `gpg --export-ownertrust`). The agent also handles SSH auth, so this restores both. - `~/.password-store/` — the `pass` store that feeds API keys/tokens into the shell at login. - SSH private keys under `~/.ssh/id_*` (only `.pub` / config is in the repo). - LibreWolf profile data (bookmarks, history, extension state) — only the hardening policy lives in `firefox/`. Recovery on a fresh install: run `bootstrap.sh`, then `gpg --import` + `pass init `, restore `~/.password-store/`, drop SSH private keys into `~/.ssh/`, and restore the LibreWolf profile.