Atom Dotfile

Install

mv ~/.atom/ ~/.atom.bak # Backup files if they exist
git clone git@github.com/gibsjose/atom.git ~/.atom

Install Packages from List

apm install --packages-file packages.txt

Save Installed Packages to List

apm list --installed --bare > packages.txt

This can be automated using crontab as follows:

crontab -e

When crontab opens in a new window of your $EDITOR, add one of the following lines (or make your own):

# Ex: Run once every 15 minutes
*/15 * * * * apm list --installed --bare > ~/.atom/packages.txt

# Ex: Run once every hour
0 * * * * apm list --installed --bare > ~/.atom/packages.txt

Alternatively, you can invoke crontab to take input from a file:

crontab <file>

Or from STDIN:

crontab -

To list your crontab and verify everything is listed correctly:

crontab -l

A handy crontab syntax generator can be found here.