.dotfiles VS filetailor

Compare .dotfiles vs filetailor and see what are their differences.

.dotfiles

dotfiles managed by GNU Stow. (by linuxdotexe)
gnustow Dotfiles Stow Awesomewm Lua
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filetailor

Copy and modify plain text files between devices without templates (by k4j8)
Git Dotbot gnustow Stow Configuration Management Dotfiles Python YAML chezmoi
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7.4 4.9
15 days ago 14 days ago
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MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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.dotfiles

Posts with mentions or reviews of .dotfiles. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-05-29.

filetailor

Posts with mentions or reviews of filetailor. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-08.
  • Dotfiles Management
    23 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Jan 2023
    I didn't discover Chezmoi until seeing this thread (sigh). I developed a tool, [filetailor](https://github.com/k4j8/filetailor), with an almost identical goal (dotfile management while accounting for differences across machines). It uses Python and YAML, but from what I can tell is similar in concept to Chezmoi.

    One thing I like about filetailor I didn't see in Chezmoi was the ability to surround code with a comment specifying which machines it should be commented/uncommented for. It's easier than templates in some situations.

    It works great, but there's probably tons of bugs that occur when used by someone other than me. I don't have a CS background and this was my first big hobby project.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing .dotfiles and filetailor you can also consider the following projects:

dotbot-stow - GNU Stow plugin for Dotbot

homies - My configuration files (.screenrc, .vimrc, .weechat, .bashrc, .gitconfig, etc)

npt - Nix Package Tool. A (humble) successor to linux's apt, which makes life easier when using nix as a package manager.

dotfiles - dotfiles + debian setup

dotfiles - A modern Zsh/tmux, Vim and Homebrew centric setup for macOS and Linux

homer - The home directory management tool.

just - 🤖 Just a command runner

dot-git - Managing your dotfiles the Git Wayâ„¢

dotfiles - Bootstrap your Ubuntu in a single command!

dot - A CLI tool for managing your dotfiles.

yadm - Yet Another Dotfiles Manager

Home Manager using Nix - Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@rycee]

.dotfiles vs dotbot-stow filetailor vs homies filetailor vs npt filetailor vs dotfiles filetailor vs dotfiles filetailor vs homer filetailor vs just filetailor vs dot-git filetailor vs dotfiles filetailor vs dot filetailor vs yadm filetailor vs Home Manager using Nix