The author shares how they maintain a single .zshrc file across macOS and Windows (WSL2) using conditional logic to detect the environment via /proc/version. They use chezmoi for dotfiles management and handle OS-specific differences like SSH agent integration with 1Password while keeping configuration synchronized.
Background
Managing dotfiles across multiple operating systems is a common challenge for developers who work in hybrid environments. WSL has enabled many Windows users to run Linux shells alongside their primary OS.
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- Lobsters
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026 at 04:26 AM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10