dotcontrol: a dot file manager

install

cargo install dotcontrol

a little glossary

• dot a tracked file in a profile
• profile a set of dots, can be combined

commands

.c

Show info about current profile.

.c profile

Switch to profile profile, create first if didn't exist. Obviously, don't name it after following commands.

.c i profile [profile...]

Show info about specified profile(s), all if -a.

.c ia

Show info about all profiles.

.c + path [path...] [-p profile[,profile...]] [-a]

Add or update one or more dots.

If -p, add to specified profile(s).

If -a, add to all profiles.

.c ++ app [app...]

Add or update dots following preset app(s).

.c - path [path...] [-p profile[,profile...]] [-a]

Delete one or more dots, i.e. stop tracking.

If -p, delete in specified profile(s).

If -a, delete in all profiles.

.c -- app [app...]

Delete dots following preset app(s).

.c lp

List available presets.

.c p- profile [profile...]

Delete one or more profiles.

.c p= type remote

Clone remote profile, setting it up as remote.

.c =+ type remote [name]

Set up sync. Optionally name it, remote by default.

.c =- name [name...]

Shut down specified sync.

.c = [profile [profile...]] [-a]

Show sync info for current, specified or all (-a) profile(s).

.c ==

Sync currently staged changes. Push to remote if local is newer, and vice versa.

If given arguments, pass to underlying sync program.

.c =]

Push changes to remote.

If given arguments, pass to underlying sync program.

.c [=

Pull changes from remote.

If given arguments, pass to underlying sync program.

license

BSD-3-Clause

(c) 2021 Blair Noctis