Dotfiles (Home Repo)

Prerequisite §

Setup Git SSH.

Setup §

Create a repo in your $HOME.

cd ~
git init

Create a .gitignore file with the following contents:

*

This makes all files and directories in the git repo ignored by default.

Usage §

Adding Files §

To add a file, force git to bypass the .gitignore file:

git add -f ~/.zshrc

Removing Files §

To remove a file, simply make git forget about it.

git rm ~/.zshrc

Deploy on a New Machine §

In your $HOME, add your dotfiles repo as a remote origin. Then pull all files to your computer.

cd ~
git remote add origin git@github.com:bluedragon1221/dotfiles
git pull