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- install git - install Emacs - clone my dotemacs repo - clone dotfiles repo with a single org file (that comprises my entire machine configuration) - Run M

- install git - install Emacs - clone my dotemacs repo - clone dotfiles repo with a single org file (that comprises my entire machine configuration) - Run M-x org-babel-tangle. That "extracts" all the dotfiles - gitconfig, bash settings, mail, environment variables, language specific settings. Depending on the machine, either Linux or OSX specific settings, etc. See, my entire machine configuration is an immutable thing - whenever I need to make changes I'd do it in my .org file and run org-babel-tangle.

junpertoo 8y ago
Do you have a link to a description of this? It sounds like a great way to manage dotfiles with actual context.
- iLemming 8y ago
  No, I've been hoping to write a blogpost about the process but been procrastinating for ages. Unfortunately I can't make my dotfile public - there are things in init that I rather keep private. Essentially you just need an .org file with source blocks with headings like this: #+begin_src gitconfig :tangle ~/.gitconfig You can even do it for different systems like so: #+begin_src gitconfig :tangle (when (eq system-type 'darwin) "~/.gitconfig") if you need file to be tangled in nested dirs you can add this header: :mkdirp yes if you need the content to be encrypted: #+begin_src emacs-lisp :tangle ~/.authinfo.gpg :mkdirp yes # -- epa-file-encrypt-to: ("your-email@email.com") -- #+end_src