Yet another GitHub dotfiles repository.
Dotfiles are managed in a git repository and symlinked from there to your home directory.
The master branch contains the pristine (empty) configuration, and other
branches contain the different configurations adapted to personal preferences,
platforms and hosts. These configurations might be merged as needed using
regular git workflows.
Issue
git clone git@github.com:tagae/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles
Any directory can be used as destination.
Merge the branches that correspond to your personal preferences, platform (macOS / Linux) and host.
The bin directory in the repository contains the dotfiles command, which
you can use to perform a number of actions on your dotfiles.
To import an existing ~/.file into the dotfiles repository, do
dotfiles import ~/.file
This will move the file into the git-managed repository, and replace it by a symlink to the moved file.
To use a dotfile from the repository, do
dotfiles use ~/.dotfiles/share/file
This will create a ~/.file symlink pointing to ~/.dotfiles/share/file.
To stop managing a dotfile and turn it back into a plain dotfile living in your home directory, do
dotfiles eject ~/.file
This will replace the symbolic link ~/.file by the actual file itself.
This action is the reverse of import, except for the git history, which only
grows.