My development environment configuration files for Kitty terminal, VS Code IDE, and Zsh shell.

Repository: https://github.com/Michael-Matta1/dev-dotfiles

This repository includes configuration files for:

• Kitty Terminal (kitty.conf) - Terminal emulator
• VS Code (vscode/settings.json and vscode/keybindings.json) - IDE settings and functional keybindings
• Zsh Shell (.zshrc) - Shell configuration with plugins and customizations

The Kitty configuration is designed to provide seamless Zsh integration, working cooperatively with the zsh-edit-select plugin, zsh-autosuggestions, and .zshrc configurations. The keybindings are carefully orchestrated to avoid conflicts between terminal-level and shell-level bindings, ensuring a smooth editing experience.

The VS Code configuration includes functional settings and keybindings that may benefit other users. The keybindings.json file contains functional configurations (such as terminal integration bindings and overriding tab navigation to match browser behavior) rather than personal preference keybindings, as keybindings themselves are inherently personal preferences.

Note: Some settings in settings.json are explicitly set even though they match VS Code defaults. This ensures consistent behavior when importing to VS Code-based IDEs (like Cursor or Windsurf) that may override these defaults.

Location: These configuration files should be placed in:

• Mac ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/
• Linux ~/.config/Code/User/
• Windows %APPDATA%\Code\User\

The Zsh configuration provides a comprehensive setup with modern plugins, enhanced completions, and productivity-focused aliases and functions. It integrates with various CLI tools to provide a better shell experience.

All configuration files contain placeholders that must be replaced with your own values:

• <path_to_your_kitty_background_image> - Path to your Kitty background image (in kitty.conf)
  • If you added a path to a background image, uncomment the line: background_opacity 0.1 to make it transparent.
• <path_to_your_flake8_config_file> - Path to your flake8 configuration file (in vscode/settings.json)
• <path_to_your_shfmt_binary> - Path to your shfmt binary (in vscode/settings.json)

These placeholders are marked with angle brackets <...> for easy identification. Search for them in the configuration files and replace them with appropriate values for your system, or remove the lines if you don't need those features.

The .zshrc file is provided as a reference of settings that I've found helpful. Feel free to cherry-pick the configurations (aliases, functions, options, etc.) that would be useful for your own setup and integrate them into your existing Zsh configuration files.

A list of VS Code extensions I use is included as a bonus reference in vsc-extensions.txt. Most of them are deactivated, and I activate them as needed or just keep them there for reference.

These configurations rely on various tools, plugins, and extensions. Below is a comprehensive list:

• Oh My Zsh - Framework for managing Zsh configuration
• Powerlevel10k - Zsh theme with instant prompt

• zsh-edit-select - https://github.com/Michael-Matta1/zsh-edit-select - Text selection and clipboard integration in ZLE
• zsh-completions - Additional completion definitions
• fzf-tab - Enhanced tab completion using FZF
• zsh-autosuggestions - Fish-like autosuggestions (system package)
• zsh-syntax-highlighting - Command syntax highlighting (system package)

• Atuin - Better shell history with sync and search
• thefuck - Command correction tool
• FZF - Fuzzy finder for command-line

• eza - Modern replacement for ls
• bat / batcat - Modern replacement for cat with syntax highlighting
• ripgrep (rg) - Fast text search tool
• fdfind (fd) - Fast alternative to find
• zoxide - Smart directory jumper
• dust - Modern replacement for du
• htop - Interactive process viewer

• xclip - X11 clipboard utility

• flake8 - Python linter
• isort - Python import sorter
• Black - Python code formatter

• Kitty Terminal - GPU-accelerated terminal emulator
• Zsh - Z shell
• shfmt - Shell formatter (optional)

• Oh My Zsh - Framework for managing Zsh configuration
• Powerlevel10k - Zsh theme
• Kitty Terminal - GPU-accelerated terminal emulator
• VS Code - Code editor
• All the plugin and tool developers who make these configurations possible

Remember: These configurations are reference implementations meant to inspire your own setup. Customize them to fit your workflow and preferences!