HomeSweetHome

A dotfile manager written in C++.

Warning: Use at your own risk. I will not be held responsible if you break your setup.

The code is not optimal. You can contribute by improving it.

QuickStart

1. Initialize:

home_sweet_home init

This will set the source directory to .local/share/home_sweet_home and target directory to ~

2. Add a file:

home_sweet_home add ~/.bashrc

This will copy ~/.bashrc to bashrc##hidden in the source directory.

3. Edit:

home_sweet_home edit ~/.bashrc

This will edit the copy stored in source directory and not the actual file.

4. Apply when ready:

home_sweet_home apply ~/.bashrc

This will copy the updated file to the target directory.

5. (Optional) Add a template

home_sweet_home add ~/test -t

This will add the file test as a template with .tmpl extension.

home_seet_home edit ~/test

Put "Hello I am {{username}}" in the file and save.

home_sweet_home apply ~/test

Now ~/test contains "Hello I am <your username here>".

To see the available data run

home_sweet_home data

The templating uses Inja syntax.

6. Forget a managed file:

home_sweet_home forget ~/.bashrc # Add -f flag to not get prompted

By default, this will only delete the managed copy in source directory and not the one in target directory. Add the "-r" flag to also remove the one in target directory.

Installation

Coming soon.

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