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Config_Files_To_Github.md

Moved and updating as README of the config file repo

  • Use entire Home Directory as Git Repo

    • cd ~
    • git init

  • Push all files to .gitignore

    • echo "*" > .gitignore

  • Check repo status, nothing should be tracked

    • git status

  • Start pulling files from .gitignore

    • git add -f .bashrc
    • git add -f .vimrc

  • Current file list:

    .atom/
.bash_profle
.bashrc
.customgitmsg.txt
.gitconfig
.profile
.tmux.conf
.vimrc
.vim
.vscode
com.googlecode.iterm2

  • Commit the tracked files

    • git commit -m "clever message here"

  • Create repo

  • Push to repo

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