https://github.com/hspaans/dotfiles
Personal dotfiles
https://github.com/hspaans/dotfiles
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Personal dotfiles
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/hspaans/dotfiles
- Owner: hspaans
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-05-07T10:19:56.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-11-15T23:47:34.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-26T21:15:52.533Z (9 months ago)
- Topics: codespaces, devcontainers, dotfiles
- Language: Vim Script
- Homepage:
- Size: 87.9 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# dotfiles
> [!WARNING]
> Use this repository on your own risk like other [dotfiles](https://github.com/topics/dotfiles) repositories.
User-specific application configuration is traditionally stored in so called [dotfiles][dotfiles] and stored in the home directory. By moving these to a separate directory, you can keep your dotfiles out of your home directory and still have access to them.
You can also maintain them in a git repository and use them in other situations like for GitHub Codespaces or VSCode devcontainers. Both can use a plain git repository to retreive and install the dotfiles from in the container.
## Aliases set in git
- `changelog`: Generates a changelog
- `undo`: Delete all commits not pushed to remote yes
## Remarks for some dotfiles
### .gitignore
By default, the `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore` file is used as a global gitignore file but requires a script to be run to set it up with a separate command. When the separate command `install.sh` is being used then all other files have to be setup via the `install.sh` script as well.
The alternative is to use the `~/.gitignore` file as a global gitignore file. This can be done by setting the `core.excludesfile` configuration option to the path of the `~/.gitignore` file with the command below to set it globally.
```bash
$ git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore
```
> [!NOTE]
> The configuration file has already been made in `~/.gitconfig` found in this repository.
### .gitattributes
By default, the `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/attributes` file is used as a global gitattributes file but requires a script to be run to set it up with a separate command. When the separate command `install.sh` is being used then all other files have to be setup via the `install.sh` script as well.
The alternative is to use the `~/.gitattributes` file as a global gitattributes file. This can be done by setting the `core.attributesfile` configuration option to the path of the `~/.gitattributes` file with the command below to set it globally.
```bash
$ git config --global core.attributesfile ~/.gitattributes
```
> [!NOTE]
> The configuration file has already been made in `~/.gitconfig` found in this repository.
### .gitconfig
The `.gitconfig` file is used to configure git. And the `~/.gitconfig` file is updated in the final step by the GitHub Codespaces to set the user name and email address.
## Sources for dotfiles
* [EditorConfig][editorconfig]
* [gitattributes][gitattributes]
* [gitignore][gitignore] can be set per project or directory, or also [global][gitignore-global] as used here
[dotfiles]: https://dotfiles.github.io/
[editorconfig]: https://editorconfig.org/
[gitattributes]: https://github.com/gitattributes/gitattributes
[gitignore]: https://github.com/github/gitignore
[gitignore-global]: https://github.com/github/gitignore/tree/master/Global
[rcm-repo]: https://github.com/thoughtbot/rcm
[rcm-docs]: https://thoughtbot.github.io/rcm/rcm.7.html