My common configuration files for bash, git, and vim

Setup dot-files

Clone this repo:

git clone https://github.com/darranhayes/dot-files.git

From the dot-files folder, run one of the following scripts:

Git-bash

./dotfiles.sh -c ~ # to copy the files directly to the user folder
./dotfiles.sh -l ~ # to symbolically link from the repository files to the user folder

Note

On Windows, the symbolic linking option (-l) requires a local security policy permission to be added before running the dotfiles.sh script:

• Run "Local Security Policy" as Administrator
• Local Policies / User Rights Assignment / Create symbolic links
• Log in again to apply new policy

Remove dot-files

The copied files can be removed from your home folder with:

Git-bash

./dotfiles.sh -r ~