Questions tagged [dotfiles]
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Dotfiles - how to create a dotfile for Visual Studio Code that builds on the current configuration
I recently came across the idea of Dotfiles and it is very appealing. But most tutorials / articles explain Dotfiles and then present their own dotfiles.
I would like to capture the settings of my ...
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Find duplicate settings in dotfiles
I have copied some dotfiles settings, mostly from github, into my own dotfiles. Now I have the problem that some settings are duplicated and have same or different values. E.g. in Xresources:
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Hide dot files using ftp with Windows Explorer (Linux backend)
The company who I used to host my websites with has just been sold to another (site5.com), and my websites have been migrated.
With the original company, if one was to view a remote directory using ...
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How to reset Windows subsystem for linux bash after modifying it with dotfiles?
I installed 'dotfile' on my windows 'ubuntu' terminal
Now I am not able to work with normal commands like 'git'.
Want to know how to reset my bash file to regain the original terminal.
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netrw keeps hidding dotfiles while FTP connection in VIM
I have to show the hidden files and directories (files and directories beginning with .) in netrw through FTP.
In a local environment, I can toggle hidden items with gh but through the FTP ...
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The way to indicate that new messages are present (mutt)
So the basic problem I want to discuss, is there a way to indicate that new messages were got into the mail box?
What I mean, currently I have about ~8 separate folders managed by sieve, I do not ...
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Managing multiple subsets of dotfiles
I'm using git to store my dotfiles, but now that I've started using multiple implementations of Linux, I'm finding that my dotfiles between flavors diverge a bit, depending on what I'm using that ...
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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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zsh - differentiate between source ~/.zshrc and shell initially reading .zshrc
Is there a command or environment variable that I can test for in my ~/.zshrc that that would differentiate between when I run source ~/.zshrc to update my configuration and when the shell reads ~/....
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Problems in customizing the macOS menu bar with MenuSystemUIServer
In my menu bar, I'd like to hide TimeMachine, Volume, Battery, User, Clock and show just Bluetooth, and Airport.
I tried to customize it with an sh script:
for domain in ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/...
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How to Keep Dot-Files up to date?
I've got two computers, one at work and one at home. The work one has a VM running Arch, and the home one runs Arch natively. The work one usually stays at work, but push a lot of stuff back and ...
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How to start xpdf(1) without the outline pane?
I am trying to configure xpdf(1) so that it doesn't show the outline pane by default.
I've managed to set up a keybinding in my ~/.xpdfrc to toggle the visibility of the outline pane with this ...
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Hiding files starting with a dot?
In my C:\Users\Me directory, I see a lot of files starting with a dot and they are not hidden files. I can see them even though I unchecked "show hidden files" box in folder options.
I see some ...
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Get the ip address from ifconfig
I was updating my shell dot file, and I thought that it would be nice to have an alias that show just my ip.
I usually connect with wifi, which is on wlan0 and it's the last "block" of devices.
So I'...
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Windows Unable to Delete ._. File
I currently have a file on the root of my external hard drive simply named ._., which I am guessing was added to my hard drive after using it on my MacBook a while ago. I'm trying to delete this file ...
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