Michal Vyskočil

Replaced GNU stow by git bare repo as described https://dev.to/bowmanjd/store-home-directory-config-files-dotfiles-in-git-using-bash-zsh-or-powershell-the-bare-repo-approach-35l3

I never learned stow and a simple alias fixed all my needs.

alias dtf='git --git-dir=$HOME/projects/vyskocilm/dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME'

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The Bare Repo Approach to Storing Home Directory Config Files (Dotfiles) in Git using Bash, Zsh, or Powershell

We can make life easier by using Git to store and version configuration files that reside in a...

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May 12, 2025 at 7:44amWeb
Show threadJan AndrleMay 12, 2025
@vyskocilm yah, the same for me https://gitea.jaandrle.cz/jaandrle/dotfiles, nice trick is also using submodules for dependencies, instead of, for example, https://github.com/basherpm/basher
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My ‘dotfiles’, primarly KDE Neon (“≈Ubuntu”), VIM, …. I use `git clone --bare` for managing dotfiles.

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