DotFiles

These are my .Files. Feel free to take whatever you want.

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• Save/Load Gnome Settings
• Install
• Examples
• Use Of Install Script

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Save/Load Gnome Settings

To save all your GNOME settings, you can do

dconf dump / > gnome_settings.ini

To load them back

dconf load / < gnome_settings.ini

If you only want to save your keybindings, you will need to provide the path to the keybindings

dconf dump /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings > gnome_keybindings

Install

This script was developed for personal use, so please be cautious when using it, and do so at your own risk.

Before proceeding with the installation, please be aware of the following considerations:

1. Backup Creation:
   • The install.sh script will create a backup of the existing files under the .dotfiles/backup directory.
   • This backup ensures that you have a copy of the original files before they are overwritten.

2. File Overwriting:
   • During the installation process, the script will overwrite the files specified by the script.
   • It is important to note that the existing versions of these files will be replaced.

3. Shell Compatibility:
   • The install.sh script is written specifically for Bash. Therefore, it is recommended to use Bash for executing the script.

Keeping these points in mind, you can proceed with the installation:

First clone the repository

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/mr-ema/dotfiles ~/.dotfiles

Then run

cd ~/.dotfiles && ./install.sh

or

cd ~/.dotfiles && ./install.sh --help

Examples

Print a list with the names of all files that can be excluded

./install.sh --list-exclude

Exclude specific files

./install.sh --exclude 'bin zsh'

Remove a especific linked file

./install.sh -rm 'bin'

./install.sh -rm 'pull-apk.sh'

Use Of Install Script

By default, the script will create a backup. To skip the backup process, you can use the --skip-backup option. Additionally, you can use the --force-copy option to copy files directly instead of creating symbolic links. If you need assistance or want to see all available options, you can use the --help option which will display useful information and all available options.

Note that by default, the files will be created in the $HOME directory and $HOME/.config You can modify these paths by replacing them with the desired locations.

Symbolic Links

The script creates symbolic links to ~/.config and ~/ directories linking the configuration files that are inside of .dotfiles

Note that by default the script will not attempt to replace already existing symbolic links. You can change that by passing --recreate-symlinks flag.