Unified cross-platform shell configuration with automated installation for macOS, Ubuntu/Debian, and Arch Linux.
A comprehensive shell environment with:
- Shell prompt/plugins: Direct zsh plugin sourcing with starship prompt
- Enhanced navigation: zoxide directory jumping plus fzf completion, file, and command pickers
- Shell history: Atuin history search/sync owns Ctrl-R, while native zsh Up/Down prefix search remains available
- Shell improvements: zsh-autosuggestions, fast-syntax-highlighting
- Development tools: neovim, gh (GitHub CLI), gcc, git-delta, ripgrep
- Runtime managers: pyenv, fnm, go
- DevOps tools: kubectl, helm, docker, docker-compose
- Custom utilities: Aliases, functions, and scripts tailored for productivity
See home/.zshrc for aliases and home/bin/ for scripts.
Prerequisites: Only curl required. The script auto-installs git if needed.
bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kalindudc/shell/main/install.sh)"This automatically:
- Downloads the installation script
- Clones the repository to
~/src/github.com/kalindudc/shell - Installs and configures your shell environment
Supported platforms: macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon), Ubuntu/Debian, Arch Linux
For detailed installation options, see Installation Guide.
Shell startup times on modern hardware:
- Apple Silicon Macs - Under 400ms
- Intel Macs (2018+) - Under 700ms
- Linux systems - Under 200ms
- Installation Guide - Installation options, package categories, and customization
- Architecture - System design, state management, and directory structure
- Development - Development setup, testing, and available tasks
- Contributing - Code standards and testing requirements
- Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
MIT
- Homebrew installation patterns: https://github.com/Homebrew/install
- Shell best practices: https://sharats.me/posts/shell-script-best-practices/