https://github.com/meleu/.dotfiles

Why versioning only dotfiles if we can do the same with our homedir?
https://github.com/meleu/.dotfiles

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Why versioning only dotfiles if we can do the same with our homedir?

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/meleu/.dotfiles
• Owner: meleu
• Created: 2022-03-16T15:06:35.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-28T17:25:13.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-29T02:36:09.420Z (4 months ago)
• Language: Shell
• Size: 185 KB
• Stars: 11
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# dotfiles

Why versioning only dotfiles if we can do the same with our homedir?

## smart way to manage your dotfiles

### starting a dotfiles repo

```bash

# create your configs dir

cd ~

mkdir dotfiles

# start a git repo

cd ~/dotfiles

git init

# create a git repository for you and get the url

git remote add origin [email protected]:${USERNAME}/${REPO_NAME}.git

# tell git that your worktree starts in your $HOME

git config core.worktree '../../'

# ignore everything

echo '*' > ../.gitignore

# once you're ignoring everything, the only way

# to add files is by using The Force™️

git add -f ../.bashrc

git add -f ../.bash_profile

git add -f ../.vimrc

# etc...

# commit your changes to the remote repo

git commit -m "Initial commit"

git push

```

### getting your dotfiles on a new machine

```bash

# go to your home dir

cd ~

# clone the repo with the "--no-checkout" option

# (so we can checkout the files in our homedir)

git clone --no-checkout [email protected]:${USERNAME}/${REPO_NAME}.git

# go to the created directory and do the wortree trick

cd ${REPO_NAME}

git config core.worktree '../../'

# checkout your files overwriting the existing ones

git reset --hard origin/master

```

### notes about gitignoring everything

- Remember: your `.gitignore` is ignoring "everything" with that `*`

- Anything you want to add must be done with `git add -f`

- Your `git` commands will only work while you're in the `~/${REPO_NAME}` directory, so if you want to add a new file, you need to `git add -f ../${FILENAME}`

- Once a file was added to the list of tracked files, you don't need to use `-f` for that file anymore.

### inspiration

- worktree trick: 

- gitignoring everything: