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I'm interested because sometimes a line or two in a dotfile can make a big difference. But I'm not sure I understand what a "dotfile manager" is. I generally j
by breck 7y ago
I'm interested because sometimes a line or two in a dotfile can make a big difference.
But I'm not sure I understand what a "dotfile manager" is. I generally just edit my dotfiles by hand. Could you explain more the problems that this solves?
- markrawls 7y agoA dotfile manager in this context is a way to transfer them between machines, not to edit them. As long as you're able to sync the folder containing the dotfiles (through Dropbox or Git or a thumb drive), you can use this program to install/uninstall your dotfiles on whatever machine you're using. It allows you to keep non-centralized files in a centralized location with very little setup, basically. My window manager config lives in several different directories around my home folder, but with this I just set a mapping from repo locations to the home directory and everything is handled automatically.