A dot-file is generally any file whose name begins with a full stop. In Unix-like operating systems, dot-file is synonymous with hidden file.
Questions tagged [dotfiles]
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How to Stop Forced Module Namespace in Elixir Phoenix iex Console?
When using the iex console from my Phoenix application, as follows:
iex -S mix phx.server
I cant seem to call System functions, such as System.stop(1) or System.halt(1) as it forces a namespace to the front of the module. An error results as that…
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Symlink dotfiles with a script
As many others have done, I want to create a repo to store my dotfile customizations. Instead of doing ln -s manually, I am using the following script to set things up.
#!/bin/bash
set…
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shell script error: bootstrap.sh:13: = not found
I forked https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles dotfiles and tried to run bootstrap.sh which apparently should "pull in the latest version and copy the files to your home folder", according to the README.md
But when I try to source the…
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PHP DirectoryIterator and .DS_Store File
I have a local XAMP install on my Mac. I have this code:
foreach (new DirectoryIterator('test') as $fileInfo) {
if ($fileInfo->isDot() && $fileInfo->getBasename() !== '.DS_Store') {
continue;
}
$xmlFile = "test/" .…
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apache 2.4 dotfiles redirectmatch
I have Apache 2.4 and tried to redirect dotfolders/dotfiles to 404, but it didn't work. I have cpanel and need to do this setting globally not in .htaccess.
I added:
RedirectMatch 404 /\\..*(/.*|$)
Order…
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Can't add git submodule when worktree is a parent directory
I’m keeping track of my dotfiles with a git repository under $HOME/.dotfiles which is configured to track files in $HOME (I used git config core.worktree "../../").
This method works fine as long as regular files are concerned, but it fails when I…
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Ansible install .dotfiles through Mathias installer
I am attempting to install the following files (mathiasbynens dotfiles) on a remote server using ansible.
Here is the roles/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml file contents:
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- name: Flag if dotfiles directory exists
stat: path=/home/path/dotfiles
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Why npm is creating a folder called '~' in my home directory?
I have this "issue", since a couple days. I've noticed that I have a folder named '~' in my home directory and don't know how to tell npm to stop doing that. I don't even use npm that much.
This is in my home directory:
Then inside that folder…
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Where to store a node_package specific settings on the client machine?
I' have a node_package bookiza (installed globally) that POSTS/PATCHes values to a receiving substrate using credentials taken off a .rc file.
I'm currently saving the .rc file inside the module itself, at usr/lib/node_modules/bookiza, but I can do…
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Emacs24 - Case insensitive auto-complete M-x load-file
What setting has to be set in Emacs24 to make the load-file command to be case insensitive?
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How to source a file via shell script
I wrote a shell script where I copy my .bashrc file as well as custom dotfiles to a backup folder and then replace them in my home folder with another .bashrc file which will then source my custom dotfiles.
However, after the script does its job, if…
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How do I reset the terminal prompt?
When I power up the terminal it reads:
username at 34 in ~
Im not sure what the 34 refers to. Is there a way I can figure out what's going on? I had previously cloned a dotfile.
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Limit recursivity of a git repository
I have created a git repository on my home directory (/home/user/.git) to "backup" and save alle changes from my dotfiles.
To solve this I have implmeneted a gitignore where I explicit ignore all files excepting the wanted dotfiles.
But know I can…
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Bash-Completion is broken after installation of Dotfiles
I've installed this dotfiles-repo on a newly installed OSX Yosemite Machine. I also ran its Scripts ~/.osx and brew.sh after installing homebrew. Everything works as expected, but not in the terminal.
After reboot each terminal starts with lots of…
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How to fix bad pattern issue in bash_profile?
I'm getting a bad pattern output in my terminal:
➜ ~ source .bash_profile
load_dotfiles:1: bad pattern: files=(\n /Users/xeLL/.rvm/scripts/rvm # Load RVM into a shell session *as a function*\n …
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