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People arriving via http://onethingwell.org/post/14218384411/vcsh
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# Index # # Index #
1. Introduction 1. Contact
2. Overview 2. Introduction
3. Getting Started 3. Overview
4. Usage 4. Getting Started
5. Usage
# 1 Introduction # # 1 Contact #
There are several ways to get in touch with the author and a small but committed
community around the general idea of version controlling your (digital) life.
* IRC: #vcs-home on irc.oftc.net
* Mailing list: vcs-home@lists.madduck.net
* Pull requests or issues on https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh
# 2 Introduction #
vcsh allows you to have several git repositories, all maintaining their working vcsh allows you to have several git repositories, all maintaining their working
trees in $HOME without clobbering each other. That, in turn, means you can have trees in $HOME without clobbering each other. That, in turn, means you can have
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advantages of vcsh. See sections 3 and 4 for detailed instructions and advantages of vcsh. See sections 3 and 4 for detailed instructions and
examples. examples.
# 2 Overview # 3 Overview
## 2.1 Comparison to Other Solutions ## ## 3.1 Comparison to Other Solutions ##
Most people who decide to put their dotfiles under version control start with a Most people who decide to put their dotfiles under version control start with a
**single repository in $HOME**, adding all their dotfiles (and possibly more) **single repository in $HOME**, adding all their dotfiles (and possibly more)
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and clone a large number of repositories. The use of mr is technically optional and clone a large number of repositories. The use of mr is technically optional
(see 4.3), but it will be an integral part of the proposed system that follows. (see 4.3), but it will be an integral part of the proposed system that follows.
## 2.2 Default Directory Layout ## ## 3.2 Default Directory Layout ##
To illustrate, this is what a possible directory structure looks like. To illustrate, this is what a possible directory structure looks like.
...@@ -132,7 +144,7 @@ will throw a warning and exit. Move away your old config and try again. ...@@ -132,7 +144,7 @@ will throw a warning and exit. Move away your old config and try again.
Optionally, merge your local and your global configs afterwards and push with Optionally, merge your local and your global configs afterwards and push with
`vcsh run foo git push`. `vcsh run foo git push`.
## 2.3 Moving into a New Host ## ## 3.3 Moving into a New Host ##
To illustrate further, the following steps could move your desired To illustrate further, the following steps could move your desired
configuration to a new host. configuration to a new host.
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If you want to give vcsh a try, follow the instructions below. If you want to give vcsh a try, follow the instructions below.
# 3 Getting Started # # 4 Getting Started #
Below, you will find a few different methods for setting up vcsh: Below, you will find a few different methods for setting up vcsh:
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2. The Steal-from-Template Way 2. The Steal-from-Template Way
3. The Manual Way 3. The Manual Way
### 3.1 The Template Way ### ### 4.1 The Template Way ###
#### 3.1.1 Prerequisites #### #### 4.1.1 Prerequisites ####
Make sure none of the following files and directories exist for your test Make sure none of the following files and directories exist for your test
(user). If they do, move them away for now: (user). If they do, move them away for now:
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apt-get install mr apt-get install mr
#### 3.1.2 Clone the Template #### #### 4.1.2 Clone the Template ####
mkdir -p ~/work/git mkdir -p ~/work/git
cd !$ cd !$
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cd cd
vcsh clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template.git mr.vcsh vcsh clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template.git mr.vcsh
#### 3.1.3 Enable Your Test Repository #### #### 4.1.3 Enable Your Test Repository ####
mv ~/.zsh ~/zsh.bak mv ~/.zsh ~/zsh.bak
mv ~/.zshrc ~/zshrc.bak mv ~/.zshrc ~/zshrc.bak
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cd cd
mr up mr up
#### 3.1.4 Set Up Your Own Repositories #### #### 4.1.4 Set Up Your Own Repositories ####
Now, it's time to edit the template config and fill it with your own remotes: Now, it's time to edit the template config and fill it with your own remotes:
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Done! Done!
### 3.2 The Steal-from-Template Way ### ### 4.2 The Steal-from-Template Way ###
You're welcome to clone the example repository: You're welcome to clone the example repository:
...@@ -228,7 +240,7 @@ Look around in the clone. It should be reasonably simple to understand. If not, ...@@ -228,7 +240,7 @@ Look around in the clone. It should be reasonably simple to understand. If not,
poke me, RichiH, on Freenode (query) or OFTC (#vcs-home). poke me, RichiH, on Freenode (query) or OFTC (#vcs-home).
### 3.3 The Manual Way ### ### 4.3 The Manual Way ###
This is how my old setup procedure looked like. Adapt it to your own style or This is how my old setup procedure looked like. Adapt it to your own style or
copy mine verbatim, either is fine. copy mine verbatim, either is fine.
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~ % cd ~ % cd
~ % mr -j 5 up ~ % mr -j 5 up
# 4 Usage # # 5 Usage #
### 4.1 Keeping repositories Up-to-Date ### ### 5.1 Keeping repositories Up-to-Date ###
This is the beauty of it all. Once you are set up, just run: This is the beauty of it all. Once you are set up, just run:
...@@ -275,7 +287,7 @@ This is the beauty of it all. Once you are set up, just run: ...@@ -275,7 +287,7 @@ This is the beauty of it all. Once you are set up, just run:
Neat. Neat.
### 4.1 Making Changes ### ### 5.1 Making Changes ###
After you have made some changes, for which you would normally use `git add` After you have made some changes, for which you would normally use `git add`
and `git commit`, use the vcsh wrapper (like above): and `git commit`, use the vcsh wrapper (like above):
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will be ignored by default. This is to show you only useful output when running will be ignored by default. This is to show you only useful output when running
git-status. A fix for this problem is being worked on. git-status. A fix for this problem is being worked on.
### 4.3 Using vcsh without mr ### ### 5.3 Using vcsh without mr ###
vcsh encourages you to use [mr] [1]. It helps you manage a large number of vcsh encourages you to use [mr] [1]. It helps you manage a large number of
repositories by running the necessary vcsh commands for you. You may choose not repositories by running the necessary vcsh commands for you. You may choose not
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