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alerque committed Jul 20, 2021
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[dotbot]: https://github.com/anishathalye/dotbot
[rcm]: https://github.com/thoughtbot/rcm
[homesick]: https://github.com/technicalpickles/homesick
[vcsh]: https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh
[yadm]: https://yadm.io/
[bare git]: https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles "bare git"

| | [chezmoi] | [dotbot] | [rcm] | [homesick] | [yadm] | [bare git] |
| -------------------------------------- | ------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ---------- |
| Distribution | Single binary | Python package | Multiple files | Ruby gem | Single script | n/a |
| Install method | Many | git submodule | Many | Ruby gem | Many | Manual |
| Non-root install on bare system | ✅ | Difficult | Difficult | Difficult | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows support | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Bootstrap requirements | None | Python, git | Perl, git | Ruby, git | git | git |
| Source repos | Single | Single | Multiple | Single | Single | Single |
| dotfiles are... | Files | Symlinks | Files | Symlinks | Files | Files |
| Config file | Optional | Required | Optional | None | None | Optional |
| Private files | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Show differences without applying | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Whole file encryption | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Password manager integration | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Machine-to-machine file differences | Templates | Alternative files | Alternative files | Alternative files | Templates | Manual |
| Custom variables in templates | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Executable files | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| File creation with initial contents | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Manage partial files | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Manual |
| File removal | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Directory creation | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Run scripts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Run once scripts | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Machine-to-machine symlink differences | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | Manual |
| Shell completion | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Archive import | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Archive export | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Implementation language | Go | Python | Perl | Ruby | Bash | C |
| | [chezmoi] | [dotbot] | [rcm] | [homesick] | [vcsh ] | [yadm] | [bare git] |
| -------------------------------------- | ------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ------------------------ | ------------- | ---------- |
| Distribution | Single binary | Python package | Multiple files | Ruby gem | Single script or package | Single script | n/a |
| Install method | Many | git submodule | Many | Ruby gem | Many | Many | Manual |
| Non-root install on bare system | ✅ | Difficult | Difficult | Difficult | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows support | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Bootstrap requirements | None | Python, git | Perl, git | Ruby, git | SH, git | git | git |
| Source repos | Single | Single | Multiple | Single | Multiple | Single | Single |
| dotfiles are... | Files | Symlinks | Files | Symlinks | Files | Files | Files |
| Config file | Optional | Required | Optional | None | None | None | Optional |
| Private files | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Show differences without applying | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Whole file encryption | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Password manager integration | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Machine-to-machine file differences | Templates | Alternative files | Alternative files | Alternative files | Branches | Templates | Manual |
| Custom variables in templates | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Executable files | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| File creation with initial contents | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Manage partial files | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Manual | ❌ | Manual |
| File removal | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Directory creation | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Run scripts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Run once scripts | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Machine-to-machine symlink differences | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Manual | ✅ | Manual |
| Shell completion | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Archive import | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Archive export | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Implementation language | Go | Python | Perl | Ruby | POSIX | Bash | C |

For more comparisons, visit [dotfiles.github.io](https://dotfiles.github.io/).

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[dotbot](https://github.com/anishathalye/dotbot),
[rcm](https://github.com/thoughtbot/rcm),
[homesick](https://github.com/technicalpickles/homesick),
[vcsh](https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh),
[yadm](https://yadm.io/), or [GNU Stow](https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/).
* A [bare git repo](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles).

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