andrewmagill / dotfiles

Copies of my configuration files

dotfiles

Version control repo for my configuration files.

Why

• Switching to a new development environment is much faster
• Test configurations without worrying about undoing the changes
• Prevent data loss

Guide

• The best way to store your dotfiles

Quick Setup

1. git init --bare $HOME/.cfg
2. alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'
3. config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
4. config remote add <remote>

Setup Script

1. Execute the code found in the setup_local_configs script
   1. In order for the .bash_profile to affect the parent shell, execute the script like so $ . ./<script name> <repo URL>
   2. To clone a specific branch, execute $ . ./<script name> <repo URL> <branch name>