dotdrop

Save your dotfiles once, deploy them everywhere.

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Manage dotfiles with dotdrop: install, compare, import and update. Remove, uninstall, detail and the listing commands are not covered.

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Run in Otty

otty gui dotdrop

`dotdrop install`

Install dotfiles

Install dotfilesExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Dotfile keys

string

Profile

string

Config file

file

Dry run

--dry

Show diff before overwriting

--showdiff

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Dry run

keysprofilecfgdryshowdiff

Install

keysprofilecfgshowdiffnodifftempforce

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Dotfile keys

Leave empty to install every dotfile of the profile.
string · positional 0 · repeatable

Profile

string

--profile-p

Config file

path

--cfg-c

Dry run

boolean

--dry-d

Show diff before overwriting

boolean

--showdiff-D

Skip diff

boolean

--nodiff-n

Install to a temporary directory

boolean

--temp-t

Do not ask for confirmation

Overwrites existing files without asking.
boolean

--force-f

Verbose

boolean

--verbose-V

No banner

boolean

--no-banner-b

`dotdrop compare`

Compare dotfiles

Compare dotfilesExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Profile

string

Config file

file

Dotfile to compare

file

Ignore pattern

string

List differing files only

--file-only

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Compare installed dotfiles

profilecfgfileignorefile_only

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Profile

string

--profile-p

Config file

path

--cfg-c

Dotfile to compare

path · repeatable

--file-C

Ignore pattern

string · repeatable

--ignore-i

List differing files only

boolean

--file-only-L

Verbose

boolean

--verbose-V

`dotdrop import`

Import files into dotdrop

Import files into dotdropExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Files to import*

any

Profile

string

Config file

file

Link option

4 choicesenum

Preserve file mode

--preserve-mode

Dry run

--dry

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Import files

pathsprofilecfglinkpreserve_modedry

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Files to import

path · positional 0 · repeatable

Profile

string

--profile-p

Config file

path

--cfg-c

Link option

enum

--link-lnolinkabsoluterelativelink_children

Import as a different path

string

--as-s

Ignore pattern

string · repeatable

--ignore-i

Preserve file mode

boolean

--preserve-mode-m

Dry run

boolean

--dry-d

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

dotdrop install [-VbtfndDaWR] [--prompt] [--no-prompt] [-c <path>] [-p <profile>] [-w <nb>] [<key>...] -b --no-banner Do not display the banner. -c --cfg=<path> Path to the config. -d --dry Dry run. -D --showdiff Show a diff before overwr…

helpdotdrop 1.18.0 --help

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help

dotdrop compare [-LVbz] [-c <path>] [-p <profile>] [-w <nb>] [-C <file>...] [-i <pattern>...] -c --cfg=<path> Path to the config. -C --file=<path> Path of dotfile to compare. -i --ignore=<pattern> Pattern to ignore. -L --file-only Do not show diff but only the files that differ.…

helpdotdrop 1.18.0 --help

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help

dotdrop import [-Vbdfm] [-c <path>] [-p <profile>] [-i <pattern>...] [--dkey=<key>] [--transr=<key>] [--transw=<key>] [-l <link>] [-s <path>] <path>... -c --cfg=<path> Path to the config. -d --dry Dry run. -i --ignore=<…

helpdotdrop 1.18.0 --help

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