mathiasbynens / mathiasbynens/dotfiles
Can't get the dotfiles working on zsh
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Description
Hi Guys,
i'm using oh-my-zsh. I'm sorry for opening an issue here, but i can't rly get it to work without further help.
I cloned your repo, ran the bootstrap.sh script. Now what i dont understand is:
why can't I use the aliases for example? I thought that your dotfiles would automatically get included after i started your bootstrap script. But whenever i : source ./.aliases, it works while i leave the terminal app opened. as soon as i close it, it wont get loaded in my terminal session again.
so how would i acomplish it, so that all your dotfiles get loaded automatically?
greets
Kevin
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Research direction
Start by reading bootstrap.sh and the .aliases file to understand how the dotfiles are installed and loaded. Reproduce the behavior by sourcing ./.aliases, closing the terminal, and starting a new session. Done means the aliases load automatically in a new terminal session without manual sourcing.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell, zsh
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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- Needs clarification
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- 25/100