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How do you manage your dotfiles? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Hello, i would like to know how you manage your dotfiles.

Do you use some gui or tui?

There are many ways i don't what to do.

Probably im going to do git repo with lazygit. I like tuis. I am managing files on two artix linux systems 1- pc and 2- laptop

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[–] 6 points 7 months ago (1 child)

I use Syncthing with a folder called "Configuration Files" where I drop all my sync-able configs and dotfiles and I simply symlink them as needed.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    So there's at least the two of us doing it this way. Syncthing is an absolutely fantastic tool.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, it's fantastic. It's more effective at this than I thought because even though I use git a lot for programming and projects, I've admittedly forgotten far too often to commit and push/pull trivial changes on devices and in most cases, all I need is just for dotfiles to sync across devices anyway.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    I am syncing a whole lot more than just dotfiles and have done so for years. Admittedly, I am running an always-on-instance (multiple, in fact…). Syncthing hasn't put a foot wrong in over a decade.

    I am donating a small amount to the project every month and would like to encourage others to do the same.

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