dotfiles

Resources

• https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBoLDpTWVOM&t=990s

Basic Instructions

Set the alias in .zshrc

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

Check status

config status

To add a file

config add file_name

To commit file

config commit -m "Add new file"

Pushing a file to repo

config push

Load files in separate computer

Set the alias in .zshrc (new computer)

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

Add the .config directory to git ignore (prevent recursive errors)

• echo ".config" >> .gitignore

Clone repo

• git clone --bare <git-repo-url> $HOME/.config

Copy repo files locally

• config checkout

Set untracked files to no on local machine

config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no