Questions tagged [dot-files]
A dotfile is a file or directory whose name begins with a dot. These files are typically found in user home directories, contain configuration information and hidden from view on Unix systems.
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How to personalize dotfiles on gcp instances
On gcp (google cloud), the first time a user connects (via ssh) to a vm a new home directory is created and dotfiles are populated from /etc/skel. How can I configure things to get user specific ...
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Exporting environment variables in `.profile` with a bash and-list construct
I am using gdm3 as my login manager. Upon login, all the PATH modifications in my .profile are set and exported correctly. For example, lines like these below work fine:
if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ]...
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Ranger: custom file sorting (dotfiles at the end of listing)
I am using ranger as cli file manager. I would love to order files in this way:
Folders alphabetically
Files alphabetically
Folders starting with . alphabetically
Files starting with . alphabetically
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Difference between GNU find -not and GNU find -prune -o -print
This answer on opening all files in vim except [condition]:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/149356/98426
gives an answer similar to this:
find . \( -name '.?*' -prune \) -o -type f -print
(I adapted ...
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how to fetch the remote repository of a remote repository which is not checked out in git
Is there a way to fetch the remote repository of a non-checked-out remote repository with git?
I have the dotfiles on my remote PC under version control (using yadm). This repository is cloned on my ...
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Git lists my LICENSE and README as removed, but they are still there?
thanks for reading!
I was starting to setup my dotfiles configuration with git and GitHub and came across a problem:
I am using my $HOME as my git work tree
and have the .git-directory in my $HOME/....
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command -v <foo> returns wrong result after overwriting <foo> as function
I have the following functions in my .bashrc which just creates a python project with venv and creates gitignore and readme, after I initialise with git as: git init python
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What is the correct path to store a user specific credentials file?
I guess ~/.config (XDG_CONFIG_HOME) is not correct because that way users have to be constantly aware which files are safe to commit to their dotfiles repository.
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My dotfiles bash script somehow deleted its own directory?
I use git to track my dotfiles across multiple machines. I wrote a pretty simple script in the repo, which backs up any outdated existing dotfiles and then creates symbolic links to each of the up-to-...
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git with ssh keeps asking for passphrase everytime
I'm using a git bare repository for managing dotfiles, and some other repositories for custom DWM build and all. I use SSH for pushing and pulling from git, but it keeps asking me my SSH passphrase ...
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Since SVN does not support exporting the private repo from GitLab, is there some solution?
My private repo from GitLab is private and exclusive only for me. It is about doftiles, apps and fonts, the first due to confidential information and the latter two due to copyrights and EULA laws.
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How can I exclude . and .. when listing only hidden items?
ls -d .* lists only hidden "items" (files & directories). (I think) technically it lists every item beginning with ., which includes the current . and above .. directories.
I also know that ls -A ...
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How to configure bspwm with home-manager
I'm using nixos and trying to configure bspwm with home-manager. However, whenever I attempt to login using xorg, it fails saying "Failed to start session". Does anybody know anything about this? My ...
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How can I fix my dotfiles that prevent pulseaudio from working?
I am currently using arch with i3-gaps. I just moved my /home/ directory to a separate partition. Now pulseaudio no longer works. I think that the problem is related to my dotfiles in my /home/ ...
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What is the difference between dotfile and dot config? [duplicate]
Examples:
.bashrc
.config/fish/config.fish
I would like to know which is more common and what pros and cons they each have. I imagine a dotfile would be easier to change, since it is right in the ...
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Should I install softwares first or sync the dotfiles on new Ubuntu install? [closed]
I'm writing a script to execute after a new installation of Minimal Ubuntu(mini.iso) to install all the software I need and sync the dotfiles I backed up previously.
What's the best way to avoid ...
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Are Ubuntu dotfiles compatible with Arch dotfiles?
I'm debating whether I should switch from Windows to Linux and I've decided that if I do, I'll be using Arch Linux (most likely manjaro specifically). Mainly because I don't want to have to deal with:
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Can echo be combined to produce a single result of .*/ and */?
The echo command outputs differing results based on the expression passed to it. The working directory is /home/etc
$ echo .*/
/ ../ .cache/ .config/ .gnupg/ .local/ .mozilla/ .ssh/
$ echo ./*
./...
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Difficulty reloading changed shell function
I have a function defined in a file ~/.shell/functions.sh that is loaded by .zshrc with a line:
source ~/.shell/functions.sh
However, when I try to update the function after altering it by doing ...
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link config files
Problem
I'm trying to move my config files from a .dotfiles folder, and link those files to the corresponding config path.
Example
In this example I'm trying
$ ln -s ~/.dotfiles/nvim/init.vim ~/....
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How do I invoke Zsh and skip .zshrc or .zshenv?
How do I invoke Zsh interactively while asking it to not process .zshrc?
asked Oct 19 '19 at 20:54
Amelio Vazquez-Reina
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SSHing into system with ZSH as default shell doesn't run /etc/profile
I'm experiencing a strange behavior on some of our machines atm. At least, it seems strange to me and my colleagues and we didn't find any explanation for it :)
[edit 1]
Next paragraph seems to be ...
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How do I apply the changes to the .zshrc file after editing it?
I just edited the .zshrc file to configure Z shell on FreeBSD, for example to update the PATH system variable.
path+=/usr/local/openjdk12/bin
How do I make the changes take effect?
Must I log out and ...
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Kind of files which just have extension, like .bashrc or .cshrc
I'm wondering about files that have a name starting with a dot e.g.
.bashrc or .cshrc have distinct feature? (Could we say .bashrc extension?)
Maybe these kind of files are a member of a category?
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How to avoid copying “..” while using cp command in terminal? [duplicate]
I am using CentOS7 and when I use command
cp /root/test/.* /root/test1
it also copies .. which copies all the files and folder in the parent directory of the source.
How to avoid copying . and ..?
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Can you hide files and folders on MacOS the same way as Linux?
I'm trying to make a Python script that creates a hidden folder for a specific file I'm creating across any platform.
I'm aware you can do this easily with Linux by placing "." as the beginning of a ...
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Dot in front of file [duplicate]
If there is a file and the filename starts with a dot in front of it. Does that mean that you created the file and you are hiding stuff in it or can the files get created on their own without you ...
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Which files in $HOME defines the user preferences in gnome?
I'm backup/syncing my dotfiles in my $HOME-Directory via git. I don't want to sync everything of course, so I ignore everything via .gitignore and re-add the important files.
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!.bash*
.*.swp
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How do configure ZSH commands substition to not use backticks (`)?
I only want echo $(date) to return the date not the backticked version.
echo $(date) # should return Wed Mar 6 09:50:41 EST 2019
echo `date` # should return `date`
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map ls -a to ls -A
I have tried to made an alias ls -a = ls -A, ending up with:
bash: alias: `ls -a': invalid alias name
I want ls -a without . and ... How can I get that?
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How to tar a directory including dotfiles, but omitting all reference to the directory itself
I want to back up home directories including the usual array of dotfiles, but I do not want the directory itself, or its permissions to be backed up or even mentioned. So, if I have a structure like
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Is there a totally empty Bash file I can use (or create) to extend .bashrc and .profile?
I know that by principle, one shouldn't change .bashrc and common changes like creating an alias should better be done in .profile instead.
When I rent a new IaaS system with Bash as main shell, the ...
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Can not edit file symlinked (Permission denied)
I started using dotfiles to sync everything I need to github. But I got some problem when symblink config files from dotfiles/ to ~/
Examples:
$ rm ~/.config/termite/config
$ ln -s ~/dotfiles/...
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Excluding certain files from moving but move hidden ones too
In my deployment script I have such as code to exclude certain files.
shopt -s extglob
mv !(deploy.sh|file1|file2) ~/$public
It works almost well but ignores hidden files so they are not moved. How ...
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How do I match only dotfiles in bash? [duplicate]
rm -rf .* will only not end horribly because rm refuses to delete . and ...
How do I exclude these special directories from a glob pattern?
This is not solved by dotglob since I want to match only ...
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How to save settings for Synaptic (Graphical package manager)?
I have dotfiles where I store the settings from all the programs that I use. I mean files with the extension .conf, .cfg, .rc and etc.
But I cannot find a place where the Synaptic keeps its settings.
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cp -r <Folder Name> .<Folder Name>
I run the command cp -r <Folder Name> .<Folder Name>. It have done something, but I cannot find it.
Example:
cp -r Agent .Agent.old # (There is a dot symbol on the 2nd folder name)
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Remove files/folders that start with “.” [duplicate]
This command:
rm -rf "$HOME/.quicklock/locks/"*
does seem to remove files or folders in the locks directory, which start with "."
how can I remove those files too? Any other filenames that would ...
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How to disable oh-my-zsh features only in PyCharm terminal
When using the shell in PyCharm, I have noticed that when I type quickly, the auto-complete feature will cause characters to be dropped.
Is there a convenient way to start /bin/zsh and cause it to ...
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Setting Vim to use shell syntax for dotfiles?
I am creating multiple files (.school_aliases and .git_aliases) to put my aliases in for organization. However, Vim doesn't highlight syntax for these files automatically like for .bashrc or ....
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Backup only hidden (dot) files with duplicity
I would like to backup config files (hidden, starting with a dot) with duplicity. Only files, no directories. The following command
duplicity --include '/home/foo/.*' --exclude '/home/foo/**' /home/...
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Grouping hidden files and directories with ls
How can ls be flagged to sort .-prefixed hidden directories and files in groups so that its output is sorted as visible directories, hidden directories, visible files, then hidden files?
I currently ...
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Windows 10 ISO content looks odd (“.” directory)
I've downloaded Windows 10 Disc Image from microsoft.com recently. I mounted it using Archive Mounter in Ubuntu. And I saw just a hidden folder "." and an empty "README.TXT" file in the root.
ls -aR ...
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Migrate from Linux Mint to OS X [closed]
So my trusty Linux box died after 10 years of faithful service. The memorial will be Friday afternoon.
Anyway, I am moving to a Mac (lesser of two evils - a Win 10 machine was the other option), and ...
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cp behaves weirdly when . (dot) or .. (dot dot) are the source directory
This answer reveals that one can copy all files - including hidden ones - from directory src into directory dest like so:
mkdir dest
cp -r src/. dest
There is no explanation in the answer or its ...
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Symlinking all dot-files and -directories
Say I have a folder ~/dot containing some files and directories, such as
zshrc, Xresources, and emacs.d. How do I create symlinks to all of those in ~, but such that the symlinks begin with a dot (....
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Is there a way to have ls show hidden files for only certain directories?
I have a directory where regardless of user or options selected, I would like it to always show hidden files.
I know the -a option will show hidden files. I just want to automate the decision on ...
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Why does /etc/profile check PS1 rather than the -i flag in $-
I know of two ways to test whether a shell is interactive,
[[ $- == *i* ]] && echo "-i option flag indicates interactive"
[ -n "$PS1" ] && echo "prompt is set"
I've read that ...
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UNIX: How to change all hidden files to visible in a multiple sub directories
I have hundreds of sub directories in a directory that all have hidden files in them that I need to remove the period at the beginning of them to make them visible. I found a command to go into each ...
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Good way to prevent student from messing program settings in /home/user
I am a teacher and I use Linux which is great! But students are curious about this "new" operating system they do not know and in GUI they tweak program settings which affects hidden files inside /...
