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An other idea: use GNU stow to put your dotfiles in the right places instead of having .git in your $HOME.
by leni536 11y ago
An other idea: use GNU stow to put your dotfiles in the right places instead of having .git in your $HOME.
- benjamg 11y agoThis is what I tend to do, along with a script that runs all the required install (rpm/apt generally) and stow commands for everything I use. It does mean I have to update it whenever I add a new application to my default setup, or an application/tool has a new configuration layout. But those are pretty rare.
- ekimekim 11y agoI have a seperate folder with the git checkout, then use symlinks to connect the actual dotfile locations. I think the author may have alluded to the same thing: > I can quickly clone the git repository and fire up my bootstrap script to wire all the symlinks, aliases and scripts Though personally I don't use symlinks for my scripts (only my dotfiles) - for my scripts I simply add my git checkout to my $PATH