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1. Creating the repository

  1. Create a git bare repository with the following line
    mkdir $HOME/.dotfiles
    git init --bare $HOME/.dotfiles
  1. Create an alias for a better managing of the configuration
    alias cfg='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME'

It should be highlighted that you can put it in your .bashrc or the file you use for your alias, in my case $HOME/.zshrc

  1. Disable the tacking of any single file
   cfg config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
  1. You can use it in a normal basis with config and keywords like "add, delete, status, checkout, ...". Remember to add a remote repositoryy with this lines
   cfg remote add origin <remote-url>
   cfg push -u origin main

For example you can create a diferent configuration in different branches for each machine that you have.

2. Restore a configuration

  1. Prevent weird circular dependencies
    echo ".dotfiles" >> .gitignore
  1. Clone the remote repository
   git clone --bare <remote-git-repo-url> $HOME/.dotfiles
  1. Restore the alias and configuration of tracking
    alias cfg='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles --work-tree=$HOME'
    cfg config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
  1. Proceed to checkout
config checkout