Sync your .dotfiles with git and GNU

Published: 30 November 2019
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In this video we are going to see how easy it is to manage your .dotfiles with GNU Stow - a symlinking command line tool. We will also learn how to manage directory layouts of arbitrary complexity and how to use other people's .dotfiles as if they were themes.

GNU Stow:
https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/

Your unofficial guide to dotfiles on GitHub:
https://dotfiles.github.io/

My .dotfiles:
https://github.com/agilesteel/.dotfiles

This video is part of the following playlist:
   • A fool with a tool is still a fool!  

Table of Contents
00:00 Introduction
01:04 Introduction to .dotfiles
09:52 Managing .dotfiles with stow
22:04 Advanced layouts
26:56 Restoring .dotfiles on a new computer
29:54 Using .dotfiles of other people like themes
32:47 Crafting your own .dotfiles

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