dotfiles

My personal dotfiles, use at own risk!

Inspired by https://drewdevault.com/2019/12/30/dotfiles.html.

I utilise the arguments --work-tree and --git-dir when working in the git directory in the home directory. This means that normal git commands won't treat the home directory as a git directory, unless you specify those arguments. I provide an alias gho which should be used when interacting with dotfiles in the home directory.

Installation

sudo apt install curl git
# This makes the next commands look nicer.
alias gho='git --work-tree=$HOME --git-dir=$HOME/.home'

cd ~
gho init
gho remote add origin git@github.com:AussieGuy0/dotfiles.git
gho fetch
gho checkout -f master
./scripts/setup.sh

A note about Nix

I use nix home-manager to manage my system. The above commands should set up nix in the right state. If not, follow the below instructions:

1. Install Nix (https://nixos.org/download#nix-install-linux)
2. Install Home Manager (https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/index.html#sec-install-standalone)
3. Run home-manager switch

Adding new files

ghod .file
# or
# gho add -f .file

Syncing dotfiles from remote

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