Switch to using GNU Stow #3

nshephard commented 2024年12月26日 08:10:55 +01:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)

Currently I have to manually link to my dotfiles, it would be far more efficient if I adopted using GNU
Stow which handles this automatically.

Some useful examples

• How I manage my dotfiles using GNU Stow - mirrors the
  structure within the top-level directory (i.e. ~/dotfiles/).
• Saving dotfiles with GNU Stow and Git | James Lingford - closer
  to my current structure with individual directories for each set of configuration files.

I need to choose which structure I'm going to go with...

.
|--/dotfiles/
 |
 |-- .bashrc
 |-- .bash_aliases
 |-- ...
 |-- .zshrc

...or...

.
|-- dotfiles/
 |
 |-- bash/
 | |-- .bashrc
 | |-- .bash_aliases
 |-- ...
 |-- zsh
 |-- .zshrc

NixOS

This shows how to go the full NixOS path and use HomeManager to generate and manage dotfiles, but since I don't yet use
NixOS on every system I use moving my configuration fully to HomeManager isn't something I want to do just yet.

• Managing dotfiles with Nix

Currently I have to manually link to my dotfiles, it would be far more efficient if I adopted using [GNU Stow](https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/manual/stow.html) which handles this automatically. Some useful examples - [How I manage my dotfiles using GNU Stow](https://tamerlan.dev/how-i-manage-my-dotfiles-using-gnu-stow/) - mirrors the structure within the top-level directory (i.e. `~/dotfiles/`). - [Saving dotfiles with GNU Stow and Git | James Lingford](https://www.jameslingford.com/blog/stow-dotfiles/) - closer to my current structure with individual directories for each set of configuration files. I need to choose which structure I'm going to go with... ``` bash . |--/dotfiles/ | |-- .bashrc |-- .bash_aliases |-- ... |-- .zshrc ``` ...or... ``` bash . |-- dotfiles/ | |-- bash/ | |-- .bashrc | |-- .bash_aliases |-- ... |-- zsh |-- .zshrc ``` ## NixOS This shows how to go the full NixOS path and use HomeManager to generate and manage dotfiles, but since I don't yet use NixOS on _every_ system I use moving my configuration fully to HomeManager isn't something I want to do just yet. - [Managing dotfiles with Nix](https://alex.pearwin.com/2021/07/managing-dotfiles-with-nix/)

nshephard commented 2024年12月26日 22:18:34 +01:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)

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