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Show HN: Make your dotfiles follow you automatically when you ssh to a server

• mooism2 14y ago
  Instead of writing a shell script, would adding this to your ~/.ssh/config work? PermitLocalCommand yes LocalCommand tar c -C${HOME} .oh-my-zsh .zshrc .vim .vimrc .tmux.conf | ssh -o PermitLocalCommand=no %n "tar mx -C${HOME} ; chsh -s /bin/zsh" You could also use the ControlMaster and ControlPath directives to ensure only a single ssh handshake is made. (Having said that, I get my dotfiles to follow me by keeping my home directory in mercurial.)
  • gbin 14y ago
    Yes it works ! I will adapt the tip, it is cleaner like this. I have also my dotfiles in git, checkin them out is a possibility at ssh login time.
    • mooism2 14y ago
      Hmm, I hadn't realised that chsh demands your password... a LocalCommand is not supposed to be interactive.