# paulirish/dotfiles

paul's fish, bash, git, etc config files. good stuff.

Repository: https://github.com/paulirish/dotfiles
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/paulirish-dotfiles
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Topics: dotfiles, fish, homebrew, yay
Last push: 2026-08-20T21:45:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5336, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4357, forks 1261 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:46.485080+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, cli, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: dotfiles, fish-shell, bash, gitconfig, homebrew, shell-aliases, macos-defaults, command-line, automation, macos, linux, shell

## Member repositories
- paulirish/dotfiles (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.485080+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 2026-08-29T18:21:29.618583+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/paulirish/dotfiles (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.485080+00:00, sha 816e4b5ec075)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.