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+# eleith's dot files
 
+these [dot files](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_file_and_hidden_directory)
+are a collection of configuration files i use to customize my terminal experience
+
+i use [chezmoi](https://www.chezmoi.io/) to manage them in a private
+self-hosted git repository managed by [gitea](https://gitea.io)
+
+a self-hosted [woodpecker](https://woodpecker-ci.org/) instance watches for
+changes to my dotfiles, extract thems, and commits them to this repo where
+i can quickly reference and share them
+
+## tools
+
+i use [fish](https://fishshell.com/), [tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki),
+[nvim](https://neovim.io/) and [gnome-terminal](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-terminal)
+as my top level terminal tools
+
+## colorscheme
+
+exclusively [solarized](https://ethanschoonover.com/solarized/) in the past, then
+switched to [gruvbox](https://github.com/gruvbox-community/gruvbox) for various
+reasons