From 2d1fce57cdafeb5f5364b49afea25565761d24c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: FivePixels Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:15:07 -0600 Subject: add .gitignore and README --- .gitignore | 1 + README | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 .gitignore create mode 100644 README diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 0000000..72e8ffc --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitignore @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +* diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c438ed9 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +dots +dotfiles to infect computers with +--------------------------------- +Dylan Bolger 2022 +--------------------------------- +this project manages my dotfiles. +the goal is system-agnostic on any UNIX distro + +special thanks to stilbruch + +how this works: +* git repo initialized in my $home +* .gitignore wildcard (*) to ignore all +* git add -f "fileName" from the home dir when I want to add a file here +* to manage different wms/setups, i'll be using branches + - here's the idea: + - master => general purpose configuration, useful for any UNIX system I lay my hands on + - sway => branch specific to my sway configuration, will have all changes from master that don't conflict + - awesomewm => branch specific to my awesomewm configuration, will have all changes from master that don't conflict + - this way, if I don't want my sway configs lingering around the fs, I can pull the branch which has the + general purpose stuff combined with sway (the sway branch) and I'll have sway + everything I need + +feel free to take inspiration from this layout of dotfiles, etc. +however, forking dotfiles is NOT a good idea. you should always build out your own dots and customize them to your extent. + + -- cgit v1.2.3