From 2046150e142409792b08302c93bb62a8e7e4346c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JustineSmithies Date: Sat, 13 May 2023 17:04:03 +0100 Subject: Initial commit --- posts/dotfiles.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/dotfiles.md diff --git a/posts/dotfiles.md b/posts/dotfiles.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6bd59c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/dotfiles.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# How I store my dotfiles. + +I use a bare repository to sync my dotfiles and set it up as follows: + +``` +git init --bare $HOME/.cfg +alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME' +config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no +config add .config/nvim/init.lua +config commit -m "Added init.lua" +git remote add origin REMOTE_URL +git push origin master +``` + +To install them from mine or someone else's git repo do the following: + +``` +echo ".cfg" >> .gitignore +git clone --bare REMOTE-GIT-REPO-URL $HOME/.cfg +alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME' +config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no +config checkout +``` + -- cgit v1.2.3