Table of Contents

• DESCRIPTION
• INSTALLATION
  • Initializing The Git Repository
  • ~/.profile
  • Git Configuration
  • Add Files
  • Push Changes
• SETTING UP A NEW SYSTEM
  • Clone the dotfiles Git Repo
  • Command Alias
  • Checkout Files
  • References

DESCRIPTION ¶

Use git to version control and synchronize dotfiles in your home directory.

INSTALLATION ¶

Initializing The Git Repository ¶

git init --bare $HOME/.dotfiles

~/.profile ¶

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

Git Configuration ¶

dotfiles config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
dotfiles remote add origin https://git.iscode.ca/msantos/dotfiles

Add Files ¶

dotfiles status
dotfiles add .vimrc
dotfiles commit -m "Add .vimrc"
dotfiles add .profile
dotfiles commit -m "Add .profile"
dotfiles push

Push Changes ¶

dotfiles push --all origin

SETTING UP A NEW SYSTEM ¶

Clone the dotfiles Git Repo ¶

git clone --bare https://git.iscode.ca/msantos/dotfiles $HOME/.dotfiles

Command Alias ¶

alias dotfiles='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME'
dotfiles config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

Checkout Files ¶

dotfiles -C $HOME checkout

References ¶

• https://medium.com/toutsbrasil/how-to-manage-your-dotfiles-with-git-f7aeed8adf8b

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