Document .copilot folder and remove broken symlink logic from bootstrap.sh #15
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Co-authored-by: johnmog <[email protected]>
Remove unnecessary symlink loop (lines 191-202) and explicit symlink creation (lines 204-205). In a bare repository setup, files are checked out directly to $HOME by 'dotfiles checkout -f', so symlinks are not needed and the previous code was attempting to link from non-existent paths in the bare repo directory. Co-authored-by: johnmog <[email protected]>
Follow project security practices by properly quoting variable to handle edge cases where HOME contains special characters. Co-authored-by: johnmog <[email protected]>
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[WIP] Update documentation for .copilot folder usage
Document .copilot folder and remove broken symlink logic from bootstrap.sh
Jan 22, 2026
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The
.copilotfolder was undocumented andbootstrap.shcontained symlink creation code incompatible with the bare repository pattern.Changes
.copilot/to Repository Structure incopilot-instructions.mdbootstrap.shTechnical Details
The script clones dotfiles as a bare repository to
$HOME/.dotfileswith work-tree set to$HOME:The removed code attempted to create symlinks like:
This fails because bare repositories don't contain working files at
.dotfiles/.copilot- only git objects. Files are already checked out to$HOMEby thecheckout -fcommand, making symlinks both broken and unnecessary.The dotfiles alias (
git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles --work-tree=$HOME) now correctly tracks changes in all directories including.copilot.Original prompt
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