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mathiasbynens/dotfiles

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mathiasbynens/dotfiles

mathiasbynens/dotfiles appears to be an open source project focused on its documented capabilities. :wrench: .files, including ~/.macos — sensible hacker defaults for macOS

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Stars31,289

Forks8,573

Default branchmain

Last pushed2024-08-05T19:06:13Z

Best maintainedjooray/dotfiles

Closest to upstreamfesja/dotfiles

Most feature-richvoku/dotfiles

Most opinionatedvoku/dotfiles

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voku/dotfiles

slowing

significant_divergence

This fork is materially different enough that adopters should validate long-term maintenance and upgrade cost.

Likely purpose

Extends upstream with additional capabilities.

Best for

Users who specifically need the fork's additional behavior.

Additional features

Fork-specific work appears around `.fonts/Terminus/BDF/ter-powerline-x32b.bdf`.
Fork-specific work appears around `.fonts/Terminus/BDF/ter-powerline-x32n.bdf`.
Fork-specific work appears around `.fonts/Terminus/BDF/ter-powerline-x28b.bdf`.
Fork-specific work appears around `.fonts/Terminus/BDF/ter-powerline-x28n.bdf`.
Adds or extends platform-specific client support, such as mobile, Android, iOS, or desktop packaging.
Expands API, schema, or SDK surface area for downstream integrations and generated clients.

Missing features

It trails upstream by 200 commits, so some recent upstream features and fixes are likely not present yet.

Strengths

Ahead of upstream by 650 commits.
Touches 1556 files across 10 main areas.

Risks

Behind upstream by 200 commits.
Maintenance signal is acceptable.