dotfile-gen-cli

Generate common dotfiles (.editorconfig, .prettierrc, .eslintrc, .npmrc, and more) from sensible templates for modern JavaScript/TypeScript projects.

Installation

npm install -g dotfile-gen-cli

Or use with npx:

npx dotfile-gen-cli generate --all

Usage

List available templates

dotfile-gen-cli list

Available templates:

• editorconfig - .editorconfig for consistent coding styles
• prettierrc - .prettierrc for code formatting
• eslintrc - .eslintrc.json for linting JS/TS
• npmrc - .npmrc for npm configuration
• nvmrc - .nvmrc for Node.js version specification
• dockerignore - .dockerignore for Docker ignore patterns
• env.example - .env.example with common environment variables

Generate a specific dotfile

dotfile-gen-cli generate --template prettierrc

Generate all dotfiles

dotfile-gen-cli generate --all

Generate into a specific directory

dotfile-gen-cli generate --all --dir ./my-project

Overwrite existing files

dotfile-gen-cli generate --template eslintrc --force

Options

Option	Description
-t, --template <name>	Which dotfile template to generate
-d, --dir <path>	Target directory (default: current directory)
--force	Overwrite existing files
--all	Generate all available dotfiles

License

MIT