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setting up a dotfiles repo

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Setting up a dotfiles repo

Initial setup

git init --bare $HOME/.myconfigs
echo 'alias config="/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.myconfigs/ --work-tree=$HOME"' >> $HOME/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc
config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

Adding first file to the repo

config status
config add .vimrc
config commit -m "Add vimrc"
config remote add origin https://www.github.com/username/repo.git
config push origin master

Setup other systems to use the repo

echo 'alias config="/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.myconfigs/ --work-tree=$HOME"' >> $HOME/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc
echo ".myconfigs" >> .gitignore
git clone --bare https://www.github.com/username/repo.git $HOME/.myconfigs
config checkout
config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

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