/myconfigs

tracking and storing my dotfiles.

Primary LanguageLua

my dotfiles

This repo is for tracking and storing my dotfiles across multiple devices.

Contents

.
├── .tmux.conf
├── .zshrc
└── .config/
    ├── alacritty/
    ├── fish/
    ├── helix/
    ├── karabiner/
    └── nvim/

How to

init on primary device

mkdir ~/.dotfiles
git init --bare $HOME/.dotfiles

alias dotfiles='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME'
dotfiles config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

usage

  • create a github repo for storing dotfiles
git remote add origin <github repo>
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main
  • add and commit files to repo
dotfiles status
dotfiles add .zshrc
dotfiles commit -m "add .zshrc"
dotfiles push
  • Git bare repo is not suppose to store anything, but if there is a need to
# add file or folder to repo
alias dotfilesa='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME add'

# remove file or folder from repo
alias dotfilesr='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME rm -r --cached'
  • clone to secondary device
git clone --bare <github repo> $HOME/.dotfiles
alias dotfiles='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME'
dotfiles checkout
  • install brew packages to new device
brew install $(brew-packages.txt)
brew install --cask $(brew-cask-packages.txt)

References