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GNU Stow
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GNU Stow is a very useful Perl program but it has some minor issues that need to be fixed
I use GNU Stow to symlink many shell and configuration files from a repository. It works so well and there are many webpages out there from people telling you how it's the best way to manage dotfiles.
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Is it a good idea to backup my filesystem on github?
Gnu Stow
- Give Your Dotfiles a Home with GNU Stow
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Using GNU Stow to manage your dotfiles (2012)
Too bad that's broken for directory names: https://github.com/aspiers/stow/issues/33
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Is it a good idea to backup my filesystem on github?
Having dotfiles public for bragging rights is completely normal. Like mine (definitely not bragging about my awesomely awesome dotfiles)
What are some alternatives?
chezmoi - Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely.
cryfs - Cryptographic filesystem for the cloud
yadm - Yet Another Dotfiles Manager
Home Manager using Nix - Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@rycee]
rcm - rc file (dotfile) management
Ansible - Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy and maintain. Automate everything from code deployment to network configuration to cloud management, in a language that approaches plain English, using SSH, with no agents to install on remote systems. https://docs.ansible.com.
dotbot - A tool that bootstraps your dotfiles ⚡️
homesick - Your home directory is your castle. Don't leave your dotfiles behind.
homeshick - git dotfiles synchronizer written in bash
nix - my nix modules, overlays, host configurations, and more!
mgmt - Next generation distributed, event-driven, parallel config management!
vcsh - config manager based on Git