Setting up a new Macbook

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Install oh-my-zsh

• https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh

Set homebrew API key in .zshrc:

• export HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN=<Github API Token>

Install pyenv from https://amaral.northwestern.edu/resources/guides/pyenv-tutorial

• curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yyuu/pyenv-installer/master/bin/pyenv-installer | bash
• Copy the three lines the script outputs to your .bashrc/.zshrc/.whateverrc and source it source ~/.zshrc
• Install the latest python 3: pyenv install 3.6.4
• To see available versions: pyenv versions
• Set the newly installed version as the global version: pyenv global 3.6.4

Install misakwa's dotvim: https://github.com/misakwa/dotvim

• After running ./bootstrap.sh, you will need to edit out two lines from the .vimrc before everything will install
• Edit out set statusline+=%{fugitive#statusline()} -> # set statusline+=%{fugitive#statusline()}
• Edit out set statusline+=%{SyntasticStatuslineFlag()} -> # set statusline+=%{SyntasticStatuslineFlag()}
• Quit out of vim, then reedit the .vimrc. Select yes at the bottom of the screen to install everything
• Finally, edit the .vimrc again, and un-comment the two lines from above

Install macvim with clipboard access

• Install xcode and accept the EULA
• run $ brew reinstall macvim --with-override-system-vim

Set the key repeat and type speed settings:

• defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 20
• defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 2

Set your git config:

• git config --global user.name "<username>"
• git config --global user.email "<name>@g<domain>.com"
• git config --global alias.co checkout
• git config --global alias.st status
• git config --global alias.br branch
• git config --global alias.ci commit

Set your global git ignore

• git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global

*.pyc
.DS_Store
*.swp
*.swo
.venv*
.tags
.python-version