ssh0/dot

Simplest dotfiles manager written in shellscript :shell:

日本語

dot v1.2.2

dotfiles management framework with shell (bash, zsh)

Description

This script makes it easy to manage your dotfiles.

Script is written in shell script, and very configurable.

You can use it for multi-machines usage, setup for new machine, daily watering to your dotfiles repository, etc...

Installation

Requirements

• bash (or zsh)
• git

Install manually

Clone this repository on your computer and source from your bashrc or zshrc.

COMMAND LINE

git clone https://github.com/ssh0/dot $HOME/.zsh/dot

in {bash,zsh}rc

export DOT_REPO="https://github.com/your_username/dotfiles.git"
export DOT_DIR="$HOME/.dotfiles"
fpath=($HOME/.zsh/dot $fpath)  # <- for completion
source $HOME/.zsh/dot/dot.sh

Reload shellrc and try:

dot --help-all

then, man page will open.

With plugin manager

If you use some zsh plugin manager (ex. zplug, zgen, etc.), load from zshrc like:

zplug "ssh0/dot", use:"*.sh"

zgen load ssh0/dot

And write below line in {bash,zsh}rc

export DOT_REPO="https://github.com/your_username/dotfiles.git"
export DOT_DIR="$HOME/.dotfiles"

Usage

Configuration file is in 'dotrc'. Link relation table is in 'dotlink'.

subcommand

subcommand	description	option or arguments
pull	Pull from dotfile repository (by git)	[--self]
list	Show the list which files will be managed by dot.
check	Check the files are correctly linked to the right places.
cd	Change directory to 'dotdir'.
set	Set symbolic links configured in dotlink.	[-i|--ignore][-f|--force][-b|--backup][-v|--verbose]
update	Combined command of 'pull' and 'set' commands.	[-i|--ignore][-f|--force][-b|--backup][-v|--verbose]
add	Move the new file to the dotfile dir, make the link, and add the link information to dotlink automatically.	some_file [$DOT_DIR/path/to/the/file] or link1 [link2 link3 ... ]
edit	Edit dotlink
config	Edit configuration file 'dotrc'
unlink	Unlink the selected symbolic links and copy its original files from the dotfile directory.	link1 [link2 link3 ... ]
clear	Remove the all symbolic link written in the dotlink file dotlink.
clone	Clone dotfile repository on your computer with git.	[-f|--force] [/directory/to/clone/]

option

option	description	arguments
-h, --help	Show help message.
-c, --config	Specify the configuration file to load.	dotrc

dot pull

Pull from remote dotfile repository (by git)

With --self option, then git pull for dot and it will be up to date.

dot pull --self

dot list

Show the list which files be managed by dot.

dot check

Check the files are correctly linked to the right places.

• "✘" means this file is not managed by dot now but is written in dotlink.
• "✔" means this file is managed by dot now.

dot cd

Change directory to dotdir.

dot set

Set symbolic links configured in dotlink.

If you have your file already, you can choose the operation interactively:

• show diff
• edit file
• replace
• replace and make backup
• do nothing

With option -i or --ignore, this script ignores conflict files and links.

With option -f or --force, this script ignores all conflicts and force make symbolic links.

With option -b or --backup, this script ignores all conflicts and force make symbolic links but make it original backup named file.bak.

With -v or --verbose, this script shows verbose messages.

dot update

Combined command of 'pull' and 'set' commands.

Same option of set command.

dot add

Move the new file to the dotfile dir, make the link, and add the link information to dotlink automatically.

dot edit

Edit dotlink

dot edit

dot config

Edit configuration file 'dotrc'

dot config

dot unlink

Unlink the selected symbolic links and copy its original files from the dotfile directory.

dot clear

Remove the all symbolic link written in the dotlink file dotlink.

dot clear

dot clone

Clone dotfile repository on your computer with git.

With option -f or --force, never prompt.

dot clone [-f|--force] [<dir_to_clone>]

Use case

Multi-machine configuration

You can add dotrc.local and dotlink.local on each computers and don't have to divide dotfiles repository.

Share or don't share the configuration what you want.

dot update provides you fresh dotfiles anywhere.

New machine setup

If you have your own dotfiles already and managed with dot, just:

• Install git and dot.
• Set environment variables in your terminal:

DOT_REPO="https://github.com/username/dotfiles.git"
DOT_DIR="$HOME/.dotfiles"

• And just run

dot clone && dot set

For daily use

If you want to add your new configuration file to your dotfiles repository, just run

dot add newfile

Then the script asks you like:

[suggestion]
    dot add -m '' newfile /home/username/.dotfiles/newfile
Continue? [y/N]> 

Type y and Enter, then move newfile to /home/username/.dotfiles/newfile and make symbolic link to newfile and this link information is written in dotlink.

Other things you should do is git commit and git push to your repository. (Or if you use Dropbox or so, you can skip these steps.)

In order to add link-relation-table already exists, just

dot add <link1> <link2> <link2> <link3> ...

Configuration

First, you should set the dotfiles repository to manage and the dotfiles directory.

In ~/.zshrc,

export DOT_REPO="https://github.com/username/dotfiles.git"
export DOT_DIR="$HOME/.dotfiles"

Change the command name

The name "dot" is too common and may be used in other script or application.

Or, you may want to change it more short name.

You can set the alias for dot of cource, but you can also disable the name dot for this script and give a different name you want by writting like below in your bashrc or zshrc:

export DOT_COMMAND=DOOOOOOOOOOOOT

then the command dot is no longer the name of this script.

(You can call the main function by dot_main of cource.)

Edit your configuratoin file

dot config 

will edit $HOME/.config/dot/dotrc(if it doesn't exist, copy the template one).

Specify the configuration file to load

With -c, --config option, you can execute dot command specifing the configuration file to load.

Usage example

• If you divide some configuration files for each application to different repositories
• If you borrow from other people's dotfiles
• etc.

If you want to borrow other person's dotfiles repository, create a configuration file like below. (It is useful that this file will be managed in your dotfiles.)

filename: ~/.config/dot/dotrc-someone

clone_repository=https://github.com/someone/dotfiles.git
dotdir=$HOME/.dotfiles-someone
dotlink=$HOME/.config/dot/dotlink-someone
linkfiles=("$HOME/.config/dot/dotlink-someone")

It is useful to define a function in your bashrc or zshrc like below in order to run the dot command with loading the config file above.

alias dot-someone="dot -c $HOME/.config/dot/dotrc-someone"

Then, you can use dot-someone command in the same way.

Run dot-someone edit to write the link relations and execute dot-someone set to deploy symbolic links.

It's also helpful that you define a function to run dot command loading each dot-config files (especially set command or pull) like below.

In your bashrc or zshrc:

dotconfigs=("file1" "file2" "file3")

dotall() {
  for dotconfig in ${dotconfigs[@]}; do
    dot -c "${dotconfig}" "$@"
  done
}

In Zsh, to enable completion add the line:

compdef dotall=dot_main

Edit your dotlink manually

dot edit

will open dotlink and you can edit this file manually.

EXAMPLE

dotlink

# script ignore commented out line

# and empty line

# Format:
# <dotfile>,<linkto>
#
# the script automatically add root directory to the file path.
# So, you should write like below:
myvimrc,.vimrc

# Then the script will make the symbolic link from `$DOT_DIR/myvimrc` to `$HOME/.vimrc`.

# The path start from slash "/" is correctly understood by the script.
# And you can use environment variables in it.
# It is useful when the file contains some private information and
# you wouldn't upload it to your dotfiles repository.
$HOME/Dropbox/briefcase/netrc,.netrc

My dotlink is in my dotfiles repository.

[optional] Copy local settings

cp ~/.zsh/dot/examples/dotrc ~/.config/dot/dotrc.local

and source this file from your configuration file dotrc:

dotbundle "$HOME/.config/dot/dotrc.local"

TODO

• test in other OS (I use some Ubuntu 14.04 machines and only tested in there)

LICENSE

This project is under MIT license.

Contact

If you improve this project, find bugs or have a question, feel free to contact me.

• ssh0(Shotaro Fujimoto) - GitHub

dot's Issues

Add feature like `dot list` to show the list to know which files are linked or not.

Add dot_list function to show the list which files are managed by dot.

Output will be something like this:

$ dot link
[✘] ~/.xmonad.hs
[✔] ~/.vimrc
  . . .
  . . .
[✔] ~/.Xdefaults

with color.

Add option for non-interactive mode

• Create option "-f, --force" or new arguments for option "-i"
• Create option "-b, --backup" or new arguments for option "-i"
• Add description

宛先にディレクトリが存在するとdot setの(b):replace and make backupがうまくいかない

既に古い~/.vimディレクトリがある状態でdot set .vimを行い、(b):replace and make backupを選択したら、~/.vimがバックアップされて置き換わるのではなく~/.vim/.vimというsymbolic linkが作成されてしまいました。

ln -sbは宛先がディレクトリだとこの場合に期待する動作にはならないので、mvしてlnするのがいいのではないかと思います。

Does not work

Environment

• zsh (zplug)

Image

Nice to meet you. I'm a Japanese developer too. I found a bug.
I also try to install via zplug NOT manually. But, it does not work correct too. 😢

Add description about "-c" option and how to use it.

The "-c" option may be useful when one might load someones dotfile.

Add description how to use it and it may brings higher level function, something like dot bundle.

dot add でdotfiles以外を選択した際にdotlinkに反映されるようにする

現在はdotfilesまでのパスを省略するために一回関数をかませているが，それに合致しない時はフルパスを指定するようにする。

すぐできる。

dot_setコマンド実行時，conflictが存在する場合にユーザー入力を待たずに無限ループする問題

lib/common.shのparse_linkfilesでwhileを使っていることが原因?

但し空白ありのファイル名でも動くようにdot_set側を変更すベき。

Future work - comparative feature with files in other dotfiles hosted in GitHub or Gist

1. Select a file in his own dotfiles
2. Search in GitHub and Gist
3. Retrun the result (open browser?)