Refactor zsh configs

README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 # repo containing configs and scripts to set up a box
 
 ### prerequisites
+- git is installed (to clone repo below, consider adding logic to handle automatically)
 - zsh is installed (scripts are written for zsh)
-- git is installed
+    - ensure ZDOTDIR is set in a persistent way for system (not just setup scripts)
+    - current approach: add `export ZDOTDIR="$HOME/.config/zsh"` to `/etc/zshenv`
 - export the env var `BOX_SETUP_OS` to indicate the operating system
     - options defined in `set_env_vars` file
 - if on macOS, install [homebrew](https://brew.sh/)
+- ensure sudo access is configured for the current user (2025-01-27, not needed on macos)
 
 ### script run
 - git clone this repo