README.md

updot

a colorful little dotfile repository update utility

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description

updot is a script for tracking and updating all of your dotfiles to your repository.

Instead copying dotfiles one by one and forgetting what files have changed, they are stored in updot's dotfiles array and diffed/updated automagically!

installation

1. Save updot. Then, chmod +x updot && mv updot /usr/local/bin (Assuming /usr/local/bin is in your $PATH. You can do echo $PATH if you're not sure..)

2. Run updot -c -u to write your new configuration file (-c specifies to use colors)

3. Add your repository_root to the updot.conf, and customize your dotfiles array.

4. Profit! Run updot -u and never worry about updating your dotfile repo again.

configuration file

#
# updot.conf - updot configuration file
#

# Repository's root folder location
# Ex: repository_root="$HOME/code/linux/dotfiles"
repository_root=""

# Tracked dotfiles
# This is an array of dotfiles in your $HOME to copy to your root_repository
# Ex: dotfiles=(' .bash_profile .bashrc .inputrc .mutt/muttrc .xinitrc ')
dotfiles=(' .bash_profile
            .bashrc
            .vimrc
            .xinitrc
            .Xresources
            .xmonad/xmonad.hs
            .inputrc
            .mutt/muttrc ')

# Use color in output. true/false
color="false"

# Use bold print in output
bold="false"

# Use high intensity color in output
high_intensity="false"

# Use underlined text in output
underline="false"