dotfiles
vcsh
dotfiles | vcsh | |
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1 | 7 | |
7 | 2,152 | |
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3.2 | 7.6 | |
6 months ago | 24 days ago | |
Shell | Shell | |
MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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dotfiles
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Using GNU Stow to manage your dotfiles (2012)
I really like this method as opposed to using a bare Git repository. For one, it's conceptually simpler in my mind; you don't have to understand Git internals to get this working. Secondly, this lets you pick and choose which config files you want to "install" on a machine.
I feel obligated to share my Bash script, dotfiles.sh[1], that accomplishes what Stow does, but with a few tweaks that I found particularly useful:
dotfiles.sh targets the user's home directory by default (i.e. stow -t $HOME).
dotfiles.sh never symlinks directories, only files (i.e. stow --no-folding). (This was the straw that broke the camel's back and made me roll my own script in the first place.)
dotfiles.sh makes backups of local config files and can restore them if you remove your symlinked version.
My script is quite old now, and I use it so seldomly I'm not convinced there aren't bugs. YMMV.
[1]: https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dotfiles
vcsh
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Managing my dot files: Git bare or Stow ?
I'm pretty happy with vcsh. I've used a lot of options over the years, and this is the only one I've never been motivated to replace.
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GitHub Does Dotfiles
weirdly, nobody mentioned vcsh[1] yet. it's a git-based tool that gives all git goodies. I use it and a couple of bash micro scripts to pull/push the latest changes upon logging in/out into shell (again bash, but seeking for POSIX or fish-based version)
[1] https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh
- Vcsh – multiple Git repositories in $HOME
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Git ignores .gitignore with .gitignore in .gitignore
I feel obligated to point out vcsh [1], which is likely already packaged for your operating system.
[1] https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh
The main selling point is that you can set up various git repos for different things. I have one for SSH keys (and no, that does not get pushed anywhere except to my own private server), VIM, neovim, bash, and 'other' (for misc config files like .dir_colors, .gitconfig, etc.).
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How to move dotfiles from $home?
All you need is https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh
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How do you manage your dotfiles?
I'm using vcsh which is basically a small wrapper around git. The resulting repository is this in my case.
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Using GNU Stow to manage your dotfiles (2012)
It’s over-engineered, but I’ve been using https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh for this for years.
What are some alternatives?
GNU Stow - GNU Stow - mirror of savannah git repository occasionally with more bleeding-edge branches
zinit - Flexible and fast Zsh plugin manager with clean fpath, reports, completion management, Turbo, annexes, services, packages.
yadm - Yet Another Dotfiles Manager
Home Manager using Nix - Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@rycee]
dotbare - Manage dotfiles and any git directories interactively with fzf
dotbot - A tool that bootstraps your dotfiles ⚡️
dot.me - me dot files
rcm - rc file (dotfile) management
bashdot - Minimalist dotfile management framework.