wtraceyv / dotfiles

pretty clear

dotfiles

pretty clear

Adapted from: https://www.ackama.com/what-we-think/the-best-way-to-store-your-dotfiles-a-bare-git-repository-explained/

You will basically be using a bare git repo like any other, but instead of git you will use the config command.

setup

Be in your home folder:

cd ~

Do not track yourself:

echo ".cfg" >> .gitignore

Clone repo:

git clone --bare https://github.com/wtraceyv/dotfiles.git $HOME/.cfg

On cloning, you should already have an alias in the .zshrc binding config to git, but for that .cfg repo only. At any rate, you will need an alias setup in an rc file for your shell, or just run this locally such that:

alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'

Make sure local repo ignores untracked files in $HOME (using that alias):

config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

Checkout needed branch dotfiles

config checkout <branch>

Rectify collision errors by removing any pre-existing files that are trying to be replaced.

Usage

Once the repo is cloned and you successfully checkout a branch, the configs for that branch are loaded and can be used. Whenever you want to add to the repo and track new configs, you can simply

config add <file/folder>

And commit as you please, being sure to use config in place of the usual git command.