dotfiles VS config_manager

Compare dotfiles vs config_manager and see what are their differences.

dotfiles

This is what I use to get things done! (by mthnglac)

config_manager

My configuration files and tools (by tjdevries)
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dotfiles config_manager
4 15
64 1,103
- -
6.3 5.2
7 days ago 13 days ago
Lua Lua
MIT License -
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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 2021-03-17.
  • Would it be allowed to do a config showcase here?
    1 project | /r/neovim | 10 Apr 2021
    mine is here: https://github.com/mthnglac/dotfiles
  • Full Lua Neovim Configuration
    6 projects | /r/neovim | 17 Mar 2021
    One thing that struck me eyes, why not credit your reloading to plenary.nvim? Post is a bit misleading, though reloading well deserves more highlighting. For anyone with `plenary.nvim` (that justifiably comes often as a dependency for many lua plugins), you can put set something like this as a global in your lua config:
    1 project | /r/vim | 17 Mar 2021

config_manager

Posts with mentions or reviews of config_manager. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-18.

What are some alternatives?

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

paq-nvim - ๐ŸŒš Neovim package manager

NvChad - Blazing fast Neovim config providing solid defaults and a beautiful UI, enhancing your neovim experience.

neovim-dots - beautiful neovim setup configured in lua [Moved to: https://github.com/siduck76/NvChad]

nvim - neovim configuration written in lua

nv-ide - Neovim custom configuration, oriented for full stack developers (Ruby on Rails, ruby, php, html, css, SCSS, javascript)

dot - โ˜•๏ธ My Dot Files

workstation - ๐Ÿ’ป My workstation setup automated with Ansible.

dotfiles - My personal dotfiles. do not eat

lua-language-server - A language server that offers Lua language support - programmed in Lua

telescope-live-grep-args.nvim - Live grep with args

nvim-lua-guide - A guide to using Lua in Neovim