Store dotfiles in git repository

linux git

Content hacked with mods from Atlassian(https: //developer.atlassian.com/blog/2016/02/best-way-to-store-dotfiles-git-bare-repo/)

Setup:

git init --bare $HOME/.dotfiles
alias dotfiles='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME'
dotfiles config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
echo alias dotfiles='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME' >> $HOME/.bashrc

Add:

config status
config add .vimrc
config commit -m Add vimrc
config add .bashrc
config commit -m Add bashrc

Remote (change to actual ssh):

git remote add origin https: //someRandomFatGuy@bitbucket.org/someRandomFatGuy/dotfiles.git

Push:

git push

Clone:

git clone --bare https: //someRandomFatGuy@bitbucket.org/someRandomFatGuy/dotfiles.git $HOME/.dotfiles
function dotfiles {
   /usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME $@
}
mkdir -p .dotfiles-backup
dotfiles checkout
if  $? : 0 ; then
  echo Checked out dotfiles.;
  else
    echo Backing up pre-existing dot files.;
    dotfiles checkout 2>&1 | egrep \s+\. | awk {'print $1'} | xargs -I{} mv {} .dotfiles-backup/{}
fi;
dotfiles checkout
dotfiles config status.showUntrackedFiles no

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