dotfiles

This contains all the dotfiles I'd place under ~/ on a system I use frequently. To do so, I use GNU Stow to manage dotfiles as symlinks. I try to keep my dotfiles lightweight so they run on alot of machines.

See how I have a seperate repository for my emacs dotfiles, just because I love it so much. Also it is not lightweight. It is fat like big mama. Everybody loves big mama :)

How to use

Navigate to the dotfiles directory and use stow to install configs:

cd ~/git/dotfiles

# Install a config package (creates symlinks)
stow zsh

# Specify target directory explicitly (useful if not in parent of home)
stow -t ~ hypr

# Install multiple packages at once
stow zsh screen hypr vim

# Install all available configs
stow */

# Remove a config (deletes symlinks)
stow -D zsh

# Reinstall (useful after updating files)
stow -R zsh

Important Notes

Before stowing: GNU Stow will fail if files already exist at the target location and aren't symlinks. You have two options:

1. Backup and remove existing configs (recommended):

   # Backup your current config
   mv ~/.config/hypr ~/.config/hypr.backup.$(date +%s)
   
   # Then stow
   stow hypr

2. Use --adopt to merge (use with caution):

   # This will move existing files into your dotfiles repo
   stow --adopt hypr
   
   # Review changes with git diff, then either commit or revert
   git diff

Hyprland verification and reload:

• Verify your config before applying: Hyprland --verify-config
• Hyprland automatically reloads when config files change
• Manual reload: hyprctl reload
• After stowing hypr configs, run hyprctl reload to apply changes