dotfiles

Dotfiles manager: stow

After creating a new user, remove .bash_profile, .bashrc, or any other files that were there initially.

Create symlinks. Run the following from the directory that mimics the original directory

stow * -t ~/

# Or
stow * 

To restow:

stow * -R ~/ 

To remove/delete:

stow -D * -t ~/ 

# Or (if created in git repo):
stow -D *

Aliases:

alias stow-setup='stow * -t ~/'
alias stow-remove='stow -D * -t ~/'

To read/watch:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oXy6ktYs7I
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6XCebnB9gs
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxAT1u8G7is

Dotfiles examples:

• https://gist.github.com/jonlaing/26798917e073cc8f799f6d40922d90a0