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Show HN: Dot – A dotfile synchronisation script

1 pointsby ezanmotoalmost 10 years ago

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ezanmotoalmost 10 years ago
Sick of doing manual dotfile synchronisation, and not wanting to have to install yet another tool on every new device, I wrote a bash script that does two simple things: stores the dotfiles you specify in a git repository, and installs dotfiles stored in a specified git repository.<p>I believe the most innovative part of the tool is its simplicity, in that the dotfiles are stored in a format that still allows them to be easily traversed and edited within the repository, particularly when [using GitHub for storage][1]. In fact, many operations that are expected to be used rarely (compared to storing and fetching), such as deletion, have been delegated to GitHub for simplicity.<p>Disclaimer: I am [cross-posting][2] `dot` from Reddit in the hopes of gaining more feedback. Please let me know what you think!<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;eZanmoto&#x2F;dotfiles" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;eZanmoto&#x2F;dotfiles</a> [2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;programming&#x2F;comments&#x2F;3bihre&#x2F;sharing_a_simple_script_for_synchronising&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;programming&#x2F;comments&#x2F;3bihre&#x2F;sharing...</a>