dotfiles
Default shell and developer configuration files used by Le Wagon bootcamp students.
- Stars
- 21.9k
- Forks
- 29.2k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Shell
- Last update
- 13 days ago
- Type
- Dev tool
What it is
This repository holds a set of default configuration files for setting up a developer machine, made for students of the Le Wagon coding bootcamp. The README lists oh-my-zsh, Visual Studio Code and git as the toolset it is built around. The README provided is short and does not explain the individual files or the setup steps in detail.
- Reviewing how a zsh setup is organized with oh-my-zsh
- Borrowing individual config snippets for git or VS Code into your own dotfiles
- Comparing a bootcamp-style default environment with your current setup
Great for
- Le Wagon students following the bootcamp's machine setup
- Developers who want a starting point for oh-my-zsh and git configuration and are comfortable reading shell config files
- People looking at how a bootcamp standardizes its students' development environment
Not ideal for
- Anyone wanting a documented, general-purpose dotfiles framework: the README gives no usage guide, so you would need to read the files yourself
- People on a non-Unix system who need Windows-specific setup, since the README does not say what platforms are supported
- Users who do not want to overwrite existing shell settings, since the README does not describe how the files are applied
How to get it
- 1
Clone and build from source
You'll need: git · zsh · oh-my-zsh
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/lewagon/dotfiles - 2
Run it
- Clone the repository to your machine.
- Read the files in the repository to see what they configure.
- Back up your existing shell and git config before copying anything over.
- Copy the parts you want into your home directory or your own dotfiles setup.
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Read the files before applying them, since the README does not document their effects.
- Keep a backup of your current configuration so you can revert.
- Use the oh-my-zsh link in the README as a reference for shell customization.
Downloads
Strengths
- Widely used: about 21,900 stars and an active push date shown in the metadata
- Built on well-known tools (oh-my-zsh, VS Code, git)
- Released under the permissive MIT license, so you can reuse and modify it
Trade-offs
- The README is very brief and does not explain installation or what each file changes
- No releases or topics are listed, so there is no versioned release to pin to
- Written for one bootcamp's students, so defaults may not match your own preferences
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotfiles (this) | 21.9k | Dev tool | intermediate | 13 days ago | Le Wagon students following the bootcamp's machine setup |
| ohmyzsh | 190k | Dev tool | beginner | 4 days ago | People who already use zsh and want a ready-made configuration without writing it from scratch |
| chezmoi | 22.1k | Dev tool | intermediate | 4 days ago | People who use more than one computer and want their settings to match |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.