A new major version has just been released:

https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh/releases/tag/v2.0.0

But using stow #1 instead is an option.

Creating the new repository

A lot of tutorials uses a bare git repository, but that's not strictly necessary.
Check .

The secret sauce is the work tree configuration, not the bare repository. I discovered that using a non-bare repository is functionally identical.

Gabrielle Young on The best way to store your dotfiles: A bare Git repository EXPLAINED. August 3, 2020.

git init $HOME/.dotfiles

Add alias to ~/.config/fish/config.fish:

alias dotfiles='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/.git/ --work-tree=$HOME'

Refresh current shell:

source ~/.config/fish/config.fish

dotfiles config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

Setting up on a new system

I tried this in a fresh install of Garuda Sway edition.

sudo pacman -S keepassxc

sudo pacman -S github-cli
gh auth login
gh repo clone iquabius/dotfiles $HOME/.dotfiles
ERROR: No access

# fish shell
eval (ssh-agent -c)
keepassxc

echo ".dotfiles" >> .gitignore

gh repo clone iquabius/dotfiles $HOME/.dotfiles

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

fisher update

Refs

• The best way to store your dotfiles: A bare Git repository EXPLAINED
• Manage Dotfiles With A Bare Git Repo
• How to setup SSH agent? | r/swaywm
  • I tried using SSH key from KeePassXC.
  • https://keepassxc.org/docs/#faq-ssh-agent-keys
• Run ssh-agent via fish shell

Stow keeps everything in a directory and symlinks the files. This way we could use Emacs + Magit to manage the repository without hassle

Thanks for introducing this to me:) I switched from a bare git repo to this because it was easier to use with emacs magit/projectile. -- Manage Your Dotfiles With Style! - Wolfgang's Channel on YouTube

• https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/

System Crafters has 2 videos about Stow:

• The Basics of Dotfiles - System Crafters on YouTube
  • Dominic Adamson commented:

  • Instead of GNU stow, I have found that using git bare repositories are simpler to manage. They act as if your home folder was a git repo, but with a hidden folder other than .git to store the data in it. This means that any other git repos under your home folder will not get affected and you will not have to manage submodules, and you also will never have to worry about symlinking.

• How to Create a Dotfiles Folder - System Crafters on YouTube

System Crafters doesn't show how to use Stow, he just mentions it. For now these 2 videos are the only ones in the Managing Your Dotfiles playlist