https://blog.juzam.pro/tags/fishshell/ Recent content in Fishshell on The Learning Loop Hugo -- 0.147.7 en-us Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:22:36 -0400 https://blog.juzam.pro/posts/2025-08-22/dotfiles/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:22:36 -0400 https://blog.juzam.pro/posts/2025-08-22/dotfiles/ <p>This post describes the technique I use to organize my configuration files (i.e., dotfiles).</p> <h2 id="what-are-dotfiles">What are dotfiles</h2> <p>Dotfiles are hidden configuration files of a Unix system that live usually in your home folder and are prefixed by a dot. Things like your <code>.vimrc</code>, <code>.bashrc</code>, or even folders like <code>.config</code> and so on are examples of these configuration files.</p> <h2 id="storing-files-in-git">Storing files in git</h2> <p>Since these are usually text files, using a source version control system makes a lot of sense to store these files. I used to have a github <a href="https://github.com/fabiojmendes/shell-goodies">repository</a> that I would store all these files and then symlink them whenever I was setting up a new system. That process became tedious and error prone very quickly, so I decided to create an install script to automate the whole process.</p>