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settled on this as well because of its very good cross-platform support. Only thing that took some time getting used to was the model of having a source directo
by Barrin92 4y ago
settled on this as well because of its very good cross-platform support. Only thing that took some time getting used to was the model of having a source directory distinct from your actual dotfiles unlike most of the symlink based tools.
- twp 4y agoFair point. If you're interested in why chezmoi took this particular approach, I wrote a few FAQs on its design: Why chezmoi doesn't use symlinks: https://www.chezmoi.io/user-guide/frequently-asked-questions/design/#why-doesnt-chezmoi-use-symlinks-like-gnu-stow https://www.chezmoi.io/user-guide/frequently-asked-questions... General design FAQs: https://www.chezmoi.io/user-guide/frequently-asked-questions/design/ https://www.chezmoi.io/user-guide/frequently-asked-questions...
- Barrin92 4y agoThat's honestly very helpful. I wasn't aware of edit.watch which is pretty much what I wanted.