# holman/dotfiles

@holman does dotfiles

Repository: https://github.com/holman/dotfiles
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/holman-dotfiles
Homepage: http://zachholman.com/2010/08/dotfiles-are-meant-to-be-forked/
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: zsh, shell, dotfiles
Last push: 2026-06-25T16:44:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5984, "days_push": 69, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7770, forks 3222 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:04.904624+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, cli, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: dotfiles, zsh, shell-configuration, symlink-management, topic-centric, forkable, command-line, automation, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- holman/dotfiles (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:04.904624+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:21:21.403496+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/holman/dotfiles (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:04.904624+00:00, sha 40cff8c7db86)
  - homepage: http://zachholman.com/2010/08/dotfiles-are-meant-to-be-forked/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:03.635213+00:00, sha 7e4a9f9c2b9c)
  - site_page: https://zachholman.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:03.644343+00:00, sha 6c8dcb4c4711)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.