README.md

To start tracking dotfiles in git:

Create a dotfiles repo

cd $HOME
mkdir .dotfiles
cd .dotfiles
git init .

Create the two files in this gist

# Copy the setup code to clipboard first
pbpaste > setup
chmod +x setup

mkdir shared
# Copy the symlinks.sh code to the clipboard
pbpaste > shared/symlinks.sh

Commit and push

# make a dotfiles repo on github
git remote add origin <your repo url>
git add .
git commit -m 'first commit'
git push -u origin master

Move your first dotfiles over:

cd ~/.dotfiles
mv ~/.bashrc bashrc
mv ~/.bash_profile bash_profile

# Make sure there aren't secret keys in your dotfiles!!!!
# 🚨

Add two lines to your setup script:

symlink_dotfile bashrc ~/.bashrc
symlink_dotfile bash_profile ~/.bash_profile

Run setup so that the dotfiles in your repo are symlinked in your home dir

./setup

Commit and push

git add . && git commit -m "Moved bash shell files to dotfiles"
git push

setup

#!/usr/bin/env bash

source "${BASH_SOURCE%/*}/shared/symlinks.sh"

# Add any setup for your dotfiles under this line

symlinks.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

_symlinks_current_dir="${BASH_SOURCE%/*}"

function dotfiles_location() {
  echo $(cd $_symlinks_current_dir/.. && pwd)
}

function symlink_dotfile() {
  local file=$1
  local destination=$2
  local full_file_path="$(dotfiles_location)/$file"

  if [ ! -e $destination ]; then
    echo "Symlinking $full_file_path -> $destination"
    ln -s $full_file_path $destination
  fi
}