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Symlink one directory, its contents and file structure to target directory, with automatic updates
Asked something similar a while ago in Unix&Linux but got yelled at, so will try again...
Let me take a directory called DIR with the structure
DIR/
|----> file1.txt
|----> file2.txt
|----&...
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bash automatically executing a tool-specific configuration file on login
My project uses an internal tool on Linux, that uses a file called .spacerc for configuring some environmental variables.
The strange thing is, whenever I start a (non-login interactive) bash shell - ...
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How to backup current dotfiles?
I just purchased a mac and installed dotfiles from an external source, which screwed up my terminal settings. Luckily I had made a backup of my system with time machine so I simply reinstalled the ...
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Dotfile version control: terminal settings
I use one MacBook at home and another at work. Recently I started version controlling my dotfiles. It works like a dream for my vim/MacVim settings, but is decidedly less useful for my .bashrc and ....
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Can I keep . and .. out of .* expansion?
I often find it annoying (or worse) when I type
command .*
in bash and the command applies to the parent directory and current directory. Is there some shell option or other configuration I can ...
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shell dotfiles and *rcs: what's a sane setup?
A bash user will eventually end up with .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, and maybe some more.
Now, each file gets loaded unders particular situations, and it all leads to confusion and frustration. ...
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