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Open files FAST from zsh | or bash if thats your thing

https://youtu.be/PQw_is7rQSw

I am often in a set of tmux splits flying back and forth, accidentally close my editor, so when I come back to that split and hit my keybinds to edit files I enter them into zsh rather than into nvim like I intended. Today I am going to sand off that rough edge and get as similar behavior to nvim as I can with a couple of aliases.

Make sure you check out the YouTube video to see all of my improvements.

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How linux users install a text editor

In honor of the neovim 0.6.0 release, I decided to do a funny skit installing neovim, and fix up my install script in the process as part of my challenge to fix up my dotfiles. I ran into one snag where I was not updating the repo that I cloned. I moved it to the directory I now keep third-party git repos and set it to update with ansible.

https://youtu.be/64oKLphhBuo

The thing that took me the longest to realize was…. I had a path issue pointing me to an old install of the appimage over the fresh build, fixed that up and now we are on 0.7.0 nightly.

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30 days dotfile ricing

https://youtu.be/Jq1Y48F_rOU

I am challenging myself to 30 days of dotfile ricing. I have been on linux desktop for a few months now and have a pretty good workflow going, I have the coarse edits done to my workflow, but it has some rough edges that need sanded down. It’s time to squash some of those little annoyances that still exist in my setup.

This is primarily going to be focused on productivity, but may have a few things to just look better. This will comprise heavily of aliases, zsh, and nvim config.

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Waylon Walker

Husband, dad of two, and hobbyist builder of things on the internet.

When I’m not wrangling data pipeline platforms or building web platforms, you’ll find me gaming with my kids, making art, or skating around the neighborhood. Reliving my mechanical engineering days with my 3d printer. Winding down at the end of the day binge-watching Big Bang Theory with my wife.

I’m a Senior Software Engineer who specializes in data pipelines and Python-based web platforms. I help teams turn messy data into reliable systems that actually work.

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