deseven/iCanHazShortcut

Backup and restore config?

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aescolastico commented

Is there a plist that we can copy to new Macs to restore our settings or something?

deseven commented

You can get the config file from ~/.config/iCanHazShortcut

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aescolastico commented

Thanks!

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tgwaste commented

Unfortunately this doesn't work. Copied from one mac to another and my shortcuts were not there.

deseven commented

@tgwaste there's no magic here, ~/.config/iCanHazShortcut is the only place where shortcuts are saved. Check that you're using correct path.

deseven commented

In any case, I will add import/export functionality in the next version (which is definitely coming, yeeeeah...)

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dmland commented

Is it safe to move ~/.config/iCanHazShortcut to a shared directory (e.g., SyncThing, DropBox, etc.) and replace it with a SymLink on each machine (as long as nobody tries to update the configs at the same time on both machines)?

deseven commented

@dmland should work fine, iCHS writes its config only in those cases:

  • on launch if the config file has older format and needs to be updated
  • when you edit your shortcuts (via interface or applescript)
  • when you edit your settings (including changing shortcuts window size)
  • when new version has been found (only in case you selected "Skip this version")

Config reading is happening only on launch.

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