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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Bash script - make all files in Directory hidden
I'm using the following script to make all files in a directory hidden by adding a dot "." at the beginning.
GLOBIGNORE=".:.."
for file in *; do
mv -n "$file" ".$file";
done
How can I exclude the already hidden files?
Thanks for your help!
Dimitris
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Wrapping quotes around dotfolders in home directory breaks bash commands
Wrapping quotes around dotfolders in the home folder breaks all shell commands, e.g.:
[jeff@mypc 0]$
[jeff@mypc 0]$ ls "~/.cache/"
ls: cannot access ~/.cache/: No such file or directory
[jeff@mypc 0]$ ls…
Jeff Irwin
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Emacs/Spacemacs: additional packages installed do not load unless dotfile synced with M-m f e R
I'm a new Emacs/Spacemacs user, and I've gotten to understand the basics of the underpinnings.
However, I'm puzzled by a behavior:
On the dotfile, under dotspacemacs-additional-packages, I added a few extra packages, namely minimap (Sublime-like…
dennismayr
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I ran a script to set up dotfiles and can't undo it
I ran this script to set up some dotfiles managment:
#!/bin/bash
############################
# .make.sh
# This script creates symlinks from the home directory to any desired dotfiles in ~/dotfiles
############################
##########…
CafeHey
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Syncing dot files with dropbox
I puts all my dotfiles in $HOME/Dropbox/dotfiles
and make a hard link(I think it's the way to go, and for instance vim does't load soft link rc file)
ln $HOME/Dropbox/dotfiles/.vimrc $HOME/.vimrc
The problem is as long as I make change to the file…
mko
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Is there a way to track and auto deploy .*rc files?
I currently use symoblic links to connect files from repository folder on my computer to the dotfiles on my local computer. I run a script to update/create all the dotfiles via powershell or zsh depending on the OS.
abgup
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Command to change the value of "Use the Caps Lock key to switch to and from U.S."
I'm currently developing my own macOS dotfiles.
I wasn't able to find a command that I can use to change the value of "Use the Caps Lock key to switch to and from U.S." I was trying to find it by using the defaults command.
I need a command to turn…
danulqua
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c++ can't seem to filter out the dot files in my recursive directory listing program
I've written a program to mimic linux's ls and its options:
-a: include dot files
-d: show only this directory
-l: show long form
-h: prints utilities
All the options seem to work fine so far, however, by default when doing something like: ./a.out…
Viktor
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What is the difference between the Ubuntu ~ directory and / directory?
I'm new to Ubuntu and trying to understand the differences between these two directories. I need to know where node packages, git projects, and dotfiles can be installed to avoid future problems. Does anybody have a quick layman's answer?
I…
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Tools to manage a portable workstation configuration
I have 3 computers I work on regularly - a work laptop, personal laptop and home PC. I also have .rc files for vim, bash, zsh, git, hg etc that I need to maintain across the 3 physical computers. Currently I am using a publicly hosted hg repository…
too much php
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