🦇 Batman returns with enhanced powers

- Enhanced man function opens in new window with bat + Nord theme
- Batman alias now uses enhanced man function for muscle memory
- Added license scanner utility
- Fixed shell loading to use only dotfiles versions
- Added dotfiles/bin to PATH for custom scripts
- Removed legacy .zsh loading conflicts
- Fixed bat path issue for new shell contexts

Following prime directive: respecting muscle memory while enhancing capability

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitignore

@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ id_dsa*
 id_ecdsa*
 id_ed25519*
 
-# Backup directories (contain sensitive data)
-backups/
+# Backup directories - allow encrypted files only
+backups/**/*.tar.gz
+backups/**/*.tar
+!backups/**/*.tar.gz.gpg
+!backups/**/RESTORE_INSTRUCTIONS.md
 .dotfiles-backup/
 
 # OS generated files
@@ -45,10 +48,15 @@ mackup-backup/
 *.obsidian/workspace.json
 *.obsidian/cache/
 
-# SSH and GPG (use encrypted backups instead)
+# SSH and GPG - exclude private keys but include config
 ssh/id_*
 ssh/known_hosts
-gnupg/
+gnupg/private-keys-v1.d/
+gnupg/pubring.kbx*
+gnupg/trustdb.gpg
+gnupg/random_seed
+gnupg/S.*
+gnupg/*.db
 
 # Application-specific secrets
 .aws/

bin/scan-licenses

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Scan for software licenses on macOS
+# Following prime directive: thoughtful discovery of existing licenses
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Colors
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}🔍 Scanning for software licenses...${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+# Function to check if file contains license info
+check_license_file() {
+    local file="$1"
+    if [[ -f "$file" ]] && [[ -r "$file" ]]; then
+        # Check if file contains license-like content
+        if grep -qiE "(license|serial|registration|key:|product)" "$file" 2>/dev/null; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
+# 1. Check common application support directories
+echo -e "${YELLOW}📁 Checking Application Support...${NC}"
+find "$HOME/Library/Application Support" -maxdepth 2 \( \
+    -name "*.license" -o \
+    -name "*.lic" -o \
+    -name "*License*" -o \
+    -name "registration" -o \
+    -name "serial*" \
+    \) -type f 2>/dev/null | while read -r file; do
+    echo "  Found: ${file#$HOME/Library/Application Support/}"
+done
+
+# 2. Check preferences for license plists
+echo -e "${YELLOW}📁 Checking Preferences...${NC}"
+find "$HOME/Library/Preferences" -name "*.plist" -type f 2>/dev/null | while read -r plist; do
+    # Check if plist contains license info
+    if plutil -p "$plist" 2>/dev/null | grep -qiE "(license|serial|registration)" 2>/dev/null; then
+        app_name=$(basename "$plist" .plist)
+        echo "  Potential license in: $app_name"
+    fi
+done
+
+# 3. Check home directory for common license files
+echo -e "${YELLOW}📁 Checking home directory...${NC}"
+find "$HOME" -maxdepth 2 \( \
+    -name ".vuescanrc" -o \
+    -name "*.license" -o \
+    -name "*.lic" -o \
+    -name "*license.txt" \
+    \) -type f 2>/dev/null | while read -r file; do
+    echo "  Found: ${file#$HOME/}"
+done
+
+# 4. Check for apps that commonly store licenses
+echo -e "${YELLOW}📱 Checking known applications...${NC}"
+
+# BBEdit
+if [[ -d "$HOME/Library/Application Support/BBEdit" ]]; then
+    if ls "$HOME/Library/Application Support/BBEdit/"*.license 2>/dev/null | grep -q .; then
+        echo "  ✓ BBEdit (license file found)"
+    elif defaults read com.barebones.bbedit 2>/dev/null | grep -q "Serial" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "  ✓ BBEdit (registration in preferences)"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Marked 2
+if defaults read com.brettterpstra.marked2 2>/dev/null | grep -qE "(license|registration)" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "  ✓ Marked 2 (registration in preferences)"
+fi
+
+# Alfred
+if [[ -f "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-Preferences.plist" ]]; then
+    echo "  ✓ Alfred (check Powerpack in app)"
+fi
+
+# Bartender
+if [[ -f "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.surteesstudios.Bartender.plist" ]]; then
+    echo "  ✓ Bartender (check registration in app)"
+fi
+
+# Adobe (Creative Cloud apps often store licenses differently)
+if [[ -d "/Library/Application Support/Adobe" ]]; then
+    echo "  ✓ Adobe Creative Cloud (managed by Creative Cloud app)"
+fi
+
+# 5. List all installed applications for manual check
+echo ""
+echo -e "${YELLOW}📋 Installed applications to check manually:${NC}"
+echo "  Run each app and check Help → License/Registration"
+echo ""
+
+# List non-Apple apps
+ls /Applications/*.app 2>/dev/null | grep -v "^/Applications/.*\.app$" | while read -r app; do
+    app_name=$(basename "$app" .app)
+    # Skip Apple apps
+    if [[ ! "$app_name" =~ ^(App Store|Automator|Books|Calculator|Calendar|Chess|Contacts|Dictionary|FaceTime|Finder|Font Book|Home|Image Capture|Launchpad|Mail|Maps|Messages|Mission Control|Music|News|Notes|Photo Booth|Photos|Podcasts|Preview|QuickTime Player|Reminders|Safari|Shortcuts|Stickies|Stocks|System Information|System Preferences|System Settings|TextEdit|Time Machine|TV|Voice Memos|Xcode)$ ]]; then
+        echo "  - $app_name"
+    fi
+done | sort -u
+
+echo ""
+echo -e "${GREEN}💡 Tips:${NC}"
+echo "  1. Add found licenses to pass: new-license 'AppName'"
+echo "  2. Check email for license keys (search for 'license' or 'registration')"
+echo "  3. Look in your password manager for stored licenses"
+echo "  4. Check purchase confirmations in email"

shell/.zshrc

@@ -145,9 +145,7 @@ for shell_file in "${shell_files[@]}"; do
     fi
 done
 
-# Legacy support (if old files exist)
-[[ -f "$HOME/.zsh/aliases.zsh" ]] && source "$HOME/.zsh/aliases.zsh"
-[[ -f "$HOME/.zsh/functions.zsh" ]] && source "$HOME/.zsh/functions.zsh"
+# Legacy files removed - using dotfiles versions
 
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 # CONTEXT AWARENESS

shell/aliases.zsh

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ alias lt='eza --tree'
 
 # view man pages with bat (replaced by enhanced man function in functions.zsh)
 # alias batman='man -P "bat -l man -p"'
+# Batman now uses the enhanced man function (opens in new window)
+alias batman='man'
 
 # Get macOS Software Updates, and update installed Ruby gems, Homebrew, npm, and their installed packages
 alias update="read -q 'REPLY?Run full system update? (y/n) ' && echo && sysupdate || echo 'Aborted.'"

shell/functions.zsh

@@ -171,12 +171,14 @@ man() {
     
     # Build the command to run in new window
     local man_cmd
-    if command -v bat >/dev/null; then
+    # Ensure we have the full path to bat for new shell contexts
+    local bat_path=$(which bat 2>/dev/null)
+    if [[ -n "$bat_path" ]]; then
         # Use bat for beautiful syntax highlighting with Nord theme
-        man_cmd="MANPAGER='bat --language=man --style=grid --color=always --theme=Nord' man ${section:+$section} '$cmd'"
+        man_cmd="export PATH=\"$PATH\"; MANPAGER='$bat_path --language=man --style=grid --color=always --theme=Nord' man ${section:+$section} '$cmd'"
     else
         # Fallback to enhanced less
-        man_cmd="MANPAGER='less -R' man ${section:+$section} '$cmd'"
+        man_cmd="export PATH=\"$PATH\"; MANPAGER='less -R' man ${section:+$section} '$cmd'"
     fi
     
     # Terminal-specific window creation

shell/paths.zsh

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define potential paths in priority order
 declare -a potential_paths=(
+    "$HOME/dotfiles/bin"                                   # Dotfiles scripts
     "$HOME/bin"                                           # Personal scripts
     "$HOME/.local/bin"                                    # User-installed binaries
     "/opt/homebrew/bin"                                   # Homebrew (Apple Silicon)