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Dotfiles Organizer

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by Community

Helps you organize, version control, and synchronize dotfiles across multiple machines. Covers stow-based management, install scripts, machine-specific overrides, and secrets management in dotfile repositories.

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Dotfiles Organizer

Organize and version control dotfiles with machine-specific overrides and easy setup across systems.

Usage

Describe your dotfiles and machines, and this skill will create an organized management system.

Examples

  • "Set up a dotfiles repo using GNU Stow for symlink management"
  • "Create a bootstrap script that installs my entire dev environment"
  • "Organize machine-specific configs with a shared base configuration"

Guidelines

  • Use symlinks managed by Stow or a similar tool
  • Create an idempotent install script for new machine setup
  • Separate secrets from version-controlled configs
  • Support machine-specific overrides for work vs personal setups
  • Document what each configuration file controls