yadm
Yet Another Dotfiles Manager (by TheLocehiliosan)
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| 2.4 | 9.2 | |
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| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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yadm
Posts with mentions or reviews of yadm.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-07.
- Yadm: Yet Another Dotfiles Manager
- YADM: Yet Another Dotfiles Manager
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Ask HN: What Underrated Open Source Project Deserves More Recognition?
Everyone hand-rolls their own dotfile management system, but YADM already does everything you need:
https://yadm.io/
- Yet Another Dotfiles Manager
- Tell HN: My Favorite Tools
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Dotfiles Matter
I've been working around this using tools built on top of git like [yadm](https://github.com/TheLocehiliosan/yadm) and relying on `ls-files` to list all my tracked dotfiles and their paths.
Still having everything in one place would make things much simpler. Great idea!
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System settings that aren’t in System Settings
I wonder if the program i use to manage my dotfiles could help manage your scripts and extend your setup to all your desktops? Its called yadm (https://yadm.io/) it makes it so easy to have a laptop and a desktop or two.
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The right way to keep config files synced across devices?
I really like that one but still prefer yadm because you can just edit your files as usual and then yadm add them wherever you are.
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Just got a new M2 Pro after my 2016 became outdated. What are your first steps to setting up a new computer?
If you haven’t already, this is the time to install a tool like yadm and get your computer configuration into version control. Your command-line tools can be managed by yadm directly, your system settings can mostly be managed with a yadm bootstrap script that runs things like defaults write, and the software you install can be managed with a Brewfile that the yadm bootstrap script uses to install software with Homebrew. Don’t manually download Xcode, use xcodes to do it.
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System 76 Linux script to set up a new PC including the personal profile and prefered software installs
I personally use YADM. It's basically a git repo on my home folder, that only tracks what I explicitly set. And you can setup bootstraps to do what you said, install a bunch of stuff or make custom changes. In it's essence, it's a set of bash/sh files that are executed sequentially when you launch the yadm bootstrap command.
GNU Stow
Posts with mentions or reviews of GNU Stow.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
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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
What are some alternatives?
When comparing yadm and GNU Stow you can also consider the following projects:
chezmoi - Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely.
Home Manager using Nix - Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@rycee]
dotbot - A tool that bootstraps your dotfiles ⚡️
rcm - rc file (dotfile) management
homesick - Your home directory is your castle. Don't leave your dotfiles behind.
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.