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Sounds interesting, but I can't help but wonder: > all your dotfiles are now neatly organised isn't that what .config is for? > install locally built package
by tpoacher 6y ago
Sounds interesting, but I can't help but wonder:
> all your dotfiles are now neatly organised
isn't that what .config is for?
> install locally built packages in /usr/local/stow/PKGNAME-VERSION [...] so you don’t have to worry about any stray files
Isn't that what /opt is for?
> (HN comments live-linking to a repository)
So maintain externally and export as needed.
... am I missing some really important context here? I downloaded stow to check it out, but the whole 'dotfile/installation' use-case in the article sounds like a nothingburger to me.
- Barrin92 6y agoit just automates puttting dotfiles where they need to go. I have like two dozen different config files and every time I set up a new machine it'd be a drag to symlink everything by hand.