DOTFILES_SYNC

A collection of very useful config files and sync

Installation

• fork this repo
• clone your fork into ~/.dotfiles_sync i.e. git clone .... ~/.dotfiles_sync
• cd into the dir
• change shell script to executable: chmod +x makesymlinks.sh

Syncing your dotfiles

• run sync command (from ~/.dotfiles_sync dir): ./makesymlinks.sh
  • the sync will only update files in the ~/.dotfiles_sync/dotfiles dir
  • anything else in your home dir will be left untouched
• source ~/.bash_profile
  • reload is an alias to source bash_profile, so once you've done it once, reload will do the trick after

Adding new files

• all new files should be added to the dotfiles dir (i.e. ~/.dotfiles_sync/dotfiles)
• add files without the "."(dot) in front of their name i.e. vimrc, not .vimrc
  • the sync will append the dot to the file name when symlinking to your home dir
• re-run the sync command

Updating your dotfiles

• make updates to the files in the ~/.dotfiles_sync/dotfiles dir, not your ~ (home) dir
• commit your changes (and push em back up to your forked repo if you so desire)
• re-run the sync command

Extras

• install the Hack Font

By Boovius

original sync script pulled from Michael Smalley and then updated by me