Dotfiles

This is my dot files Github repository.
There are many like it, but this one is mine.
My dot files Github repository is my best friend.
It is my life.
I must master it as I must master my life.
My dot files Github repository, without me, is useless.
Without my dot files Github repository, I am useless.

There's no place like ~.

by Bideo Wego

Installation

All contents of this repo go in your ~ folder. The included .bashrc will load files from the .bash/ directory.

Using with Git

The .bash/functions.sh file gives you a new command $ githome to which you can pass enable or disable.

Why?

This allows you to enable/disable the ~ directory as a git repo so it does not effect nested repos.

Here is the bash function that enables this:

function githome {
  if [ $1 ]; then
    if [ $1 == 'disable' ]; then
      mv ~/.git ~/.git_
      mv ~/.gitignore ~/.gitignore_
    elif [ $1 == 'enable' ]; then
      mv ~/.git_ ~/.git
      mv ~/.gitignore_ ~/.gitignore
    else
      echo "Unrecognized argument value $1, please specify 'enable' or 'disable'"
    fi
  else
    echo "Please specify 'enable' or 'disable'"
  fi
}
alias githome='githome'

And call it like this:

$ githome enable
$ githome disable

Under the hood, this renames the .git/ folder and .gitignore file to be appended with an _. Thus, making them invisible as a repo and invisible to ignore files of nested repos.

Once enabled, the .gitignore file ignores * by default so your nested repos and entire ~ folder will not be checked into the repository.

The result is an organized method to version control your ~ folder dotfiles.

Enjoy!

License

This software is offered under the MIT License.

TODO: Make into Git plugin

• Create a Git Plugin 1
• Create a Git Plugin 2
• Extend Git