American_Jesus@lemm.ee to Linux · 9 months agoDotfiles matter! Please stop dumping files in users’ $HOME directories.dotfiles-matter.clickexternal-linkmessage-square156fedilinkarrow-up1697arrow-down19cross-posted to: programming@programming.dev
arrow-up1688arrow-down1external-linkDotfiles matter! Please stop dumping files in users’ $HOME directories.dotfiles-matter.clickAmerican_Jesus@lemm.ee to Linux · 9 months agomessage-square156fedilinkcross-posted to: programming@programming.dev
minus-squareleastprivilegelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoI’m new to Linux. Should I be using something like chezmoi?
minus-squareChunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoNo it’s doesn’t matter. There are so many other things to learn.
minus-squarebnjmn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoIf you spend a decent chunk of time on config, I’d say yes - it’s worth learning 🙂
minus-squarekamenLady.@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoMy casa es tu casa - you’re always welcome That being said, chezmoi helps you manage your personal configuration files (dotfiles, like ~/.gitconfig) across multiple machines.
I’m new to Linux. Should I be using something like chezmoi?
No it’s doesn’t matter. There are so many other things to learn.
If you spend a decent chunk of time on config, I’d say yes - it’s worth learning 🙂
whats chezmoi
My casa es tu casa - you’re always welcome
That being said, chezmoi helps you manage your personal configuration files (dotfiles, like ~/.gitconfig) across multiple machines.