Managing dotfiles with GNU stow (alexpearce.me)

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Does anyone have experience using GNU Stow for managing dot files? I'm especially interested in using it to build a git repo to include my .vimrc file so I can sync it between hosts.

I know I've seen other methods, such as making your home directory a bare git repo, so you can check-in your config files without moving them. There is also the chezmoi golang project.

How do others sync .vimrc between hosts?

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I prefer the portability of a simple git repo with a .gitignore for *.

See: https://drewdevault.com/2019/12/30/dotfiles.html

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've never seen that in a .gitignore, seems straightforward enough. I guess most people prefer to use the git config option, but this works!

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