punchagan / dotfiles

Repo to keep track of my dotfiles

dot-files

Repository to keep track of my dot-files

Configuration of the repo

There's a .git file in $HOME that points to this repository.

gitdir: /path/to/this/gitdir/.git

To clone this repository in a new machine, it needs a sequence of steps.

• Clone the repository using --bare flag
• Add the .git file as described above
• git checkout and git reset from $HOME

See this ansible script for the actual commands to run.

Using core.worktree config

Some people have set core.worktree in their configuration to allow for this kind of a setup, but that doesn't play well with magit. Some people have documented their setup here:

• https://www.wangzerui.com/2017/03/06/using-git-to-manage-system-configuration-files/
• https://drewdevault.com//2019/12/30/dotfiles.html
• https://stackoverflow.com/a/31841738

Magit recommended way

@tarsius recommends using a .git file in the worktree ($HOME) that points to the gitdir.

Workflow improvements

Adding new files is a little bit of a pain with the necessity to add it with git add -f, and there not being a simpler magit-like way of doing it.

May be some directories should be excluded in .gitignore to make this easier?