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How do you manage your dotfiles?
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Don't think too hard on it. Just use git. For example, I have a repo called handy-scripts that hosts all my dotfiles. I just check that out into
${HOME}/projects/handy-sciptsand then symlink everything from where it's expected to its corresponding place in the repo.As you make modifications, remember to occasionally do a
git pull --rebase && git commit -m WIP && git pushso that all your devices are synced up.