https://github.com/rgson/dotfiles

Dotfiles managed with Git and GNU Stow.
https://github.com/rgson/dotfiles

configuration dotfiles stow

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Dotfiles managed with Git and GNU Stow.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rgson/dotfiles
• Owner: rgson
• Created: 2019-01-10T19:07:08.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-11-09T20:45:08.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-09T21:29:20.930Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: configuration, dotfiles, stow
• Language: Shell
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• Size: 60.5 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# dotfiles

Dotfiles managed with Git and GNU Stow.

Inspired by ["Using GNU Stow to manage your dotfiles"](http://brandon.invergo.net/news/2012-05-26-using-gnu-stow-to-manage-your-dotfiles.html).

> ⚠️ Some config files (e.g. git, zsh) contain personal information such as my

> name, e-mail address and GPG key ID. Take care to replace this information

> with your own.

## Process

1. Create a directory for each program (or other reasonable unit of division)

   that you want to configure.

2. Place the program's configuration files in the directory, preserving the

   directory structure of your home directory.

3. Run GNU Stow to symlink the appropriate files in your home directory.

### Example

Managing Git's `~/.gitconfig`:

```sh

# Importing an existing config file

> mkdir git

> mv ~/.gitconfig git

> tree -a 

.

└── git

    └── .gitconfig

# Link it to the appropriate place

> stow -vt ~ git

LINK: .gitconfig => dotfiles/git/.gitconfig

> ls -l ~/.gitconfig

lrwxrwxrwx 1 robin robin 23 Jan  6 16:01 /home/robin/.gitconfig -> dotfiles/git/.gitconfig

```