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How do you manage your dotfiles? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by no_sle3p@programming.dev to c/experienced_devs@programming.dev

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I'm wondering if there is a new tool out there that I'm missing out on.

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[–] spesk@programming.dev 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Git and symbolic links still.

Ive heard good things about GNU Stow.

[–] jmondi@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

If you’re using symlinks, you should definitely check out Stow.

[–] yads@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

That's the way I do it, although I have a custom script that generates the symlinks for me. Not sure why I'd need anything more