holman/dotfiles resource
@holman does dotfiles observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
72/100
- Activity 89
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5984
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 69
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
7770 stars · 3222 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Zach Holman's personal dotfiles repository, organized in a topic-centric structure where each directory holds zsh scripts, symlinks, and install scripts for a given tool or language. It is meant to be forked and customized rather than used as-is.
Use cases
- manage my shell dotfiles with git
- organize zsh config by topic instead of one giant rc file
- bootstrap a new mac with my shell setup
- symlink dotfiles into home directory
- fork a dotfiles repo to customize my terminal environment
When to choose
- you want a simple, forkable, topic-based dotfiles layout for zsh on macOS or Linux
- you prefer plain shell scripts over a dotfiles manager framework
- you want automatic loading of zsh files, PATH setup, and completions per topic
When to avoid
- you use bash or fish rather than zsh
- you want a turnkey, opinionated shell framework with plugins and themes out of the box
- you need cross-platform Windows support
Facets
infra-config · maturity maintenance
developer-tools cli configuration-management developer-tools cli dotfiles zsh shell-configuration symlink-management topic-centric forkable command-line automation macos linux
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/holman/dotfiles · fetched 2026-08-28 · 40cff8c7db86
- homepage: http://zachholman.com/2010/08/dotfiles-are-meant-to-be-forked/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7e4a9f9c2b9c
- site_page: https://zachholman.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6c8dcb4c4711
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| holman/dotfiles | main | 72 |
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