figgit - a dotfile (config) git alias

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This really is the simplest way to manage dotfiles.

All you really need is for git to be installed on the local system.

• This method is is derived from this thread on Hacker News.

• Atlassian has a great write-up using the information from the thread.

• The Arch Linux Wiki also has a section regarding dotfiles.

What you will learn here is not much different than what is provided in the above threads. The key differences being the fact that I chose to name my alias "figgit" because "config" never struck me as an appropriate name. Also, I named my dotfile bare git repo directory ".dotfiles" because it just makes the most sense.

Note: This guide assumes you're using zsh as your shell and have git installed.

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STEP 1:

edit ~/.zshrc.local

add the following:

# dotfile (config) git repo - "figgit"
zstyle ':completion:*:*:git:*' user-commands figgit:'figgit dotfile git alias'
alias figgit='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME'

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STEP 2:

edit /usr/share/zsh/functions/Completion/Unix/_git

replace the line containing:

(( $+opt_args[--git-dir] )) && local -x GIT_DIR=$opt_args[--git-dir]

with:

(( $+opt_args[--git-dir] )) && local -x GIT_DIR=${(e)~opt_args[--git-dir]}

(( $+opt_args[--work-tree] )) && local -x GIT_WORKTREE=${(e)~opt_args[--work-tree]}

source

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STEP 3:

create the git bare repository

git init --bare $HOME/.dotfiles
figgit config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

add some dotfiles to the repo

figgit add .zshrc.local
figgit commit -m "~/.zshrc.local"

# remember to use your <tab> completion here :)

figgit add ~/.config/nvim/init.vim
figgit commit -m "init.vim"

push to remote repo

figgit push

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