Dotfiles Rakefile

dotfile.rake

require 'date'

date = DateTime.now.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M")
$homedir = Dir.home
$dotfiles = [ '.bash_profile', '.bashrc', '.gitconfig', '.kshrc', '.profile', '.tmux.conf', '.vimrc' ]

desc "backup dotfiles"
task :backup do |t|
  backupdir = File.join($homedir,"/",t.name)
  backupfile = "dotfiles-home.#{date}.tar"
  Dir.mkdir(backupdir, 0700) unless Dir.exist?(backupdir)
  sh "tar cf #{backupdir}/#{backupfile} -C #{$homedir} #{$dotfiles.join(' ')}", :verbose => true
end

desc "deploy dotfiles"
task :deploy => [ :backup, :diff ] do
  $dotfiles.each do |f|
    FileUtils.install f, File.join($homedir,f), :mode => 600, :verbose => true
  end
end

desc "commit changes to git"
task :commit do
  sh "git add Rakefile #{$dotfiles.join(' ')}", :verbose => true
  sh "git commit", :verbose => true
end

desc "show differences between current dotfiles and those in repo"
task :diff do
  $dotfiles.each do |f|
     puts f.upcase
     sh "diff #{f} #{$homedir}/#{f}", :verbose => true
  end
end

Rakefile used to manage dotfiles:

• backup
• deploy
• commit to git
• diff between src and current