paulirish/dotfiles
paul's fish, bash, git, etc config files. good stuff. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5336
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4357 stars · 1261 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Paul Irish's personal dotfiles repository containing shell configuration for fish and bash, git config, aliases, and macOS setup scripts. It serves as both a personal setup and a reference for others configuring their own development environments.
Use cases
- set up a new mac development machine quickly
- find useful fish shell aliases and functions
- improve terminal tab completion with inputrc
- get a well-crafted gitconfig with aliases
- bootstrap homebrew packages on a fresh install
- apply sensible macOS defaults from the command line
When to choose
- you want to cherry-pick high-quality shell aliases, functions, and git aliases
- you're setting up a new macOS machine and want a proven setup script
- you use fish or bash and want inspiration for your own dotfiles
When to avoid
- you want a maintained framework or installer for managing dotfiles across teams
- you need something you can adopt wholesale without review - the author explicitly discourages that
- you're on Windows only, since the config targets macOS and Unix shells
Facets
application · maturity active
developer-tools cli configuration-management developer-tools cli dotfiles fish-shell bash gitconfig homebrew shell-aliases macos-defaults command-line automation macos linux shell
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/paulirish/dotfiles · fetched 2026-08-28 · 816e4b5ec075
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| paulirish/dotfiles | main | 76 |
For agents
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