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title: Dotfiles
kind: note
description: The practice of synchronizing ones configuration files (often files in ones home directory, starting with a dot) between ones computers, and often publicly on GitHub. Resources Articles GitHub does…
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created: '2024-08-17T18:22:24+02:00'
updated: '2026-07-19T12:49:36+02:00'
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The practice of synchronizing ones configuration files (often files in ones home directory, starting with a dot) between ones computers, and often publicly on [GitHub](/notes/github).
## Resources
### Articles
- [GitHub does dotfiles](https://dotfiles.github.io/)
  > _Your unofficial guide to dotfiles on [GitHub](/notes/github)._
- [How to Store Dotfiles - A Bare Git Repository](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles)
- [ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dotfiles)
- [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11071754)
### Tools
- [anishathalye/dotbot](https://github.com/anishathalye/dotbot) - A tool that bootstraps your dotfiles
	- [Bootstrap your Dotfiles with dotbot](https://www.elliotdenolf.com/blog/bootstrap-your-dotfiles-with-dotbot)
- [chezmoi](https://www.chezmoi.io/)
	- [A Brief Guide To Manage Dotfiles](https://dev.to/jerrynsh/a-brief-guide-to-manage-dotfiles-1h59)
- [GNU Stow](https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/)
#### Ansible
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- [How To Automate Your Dev Setup](/notes/how-to-automate-your-dev-setup)
- [Automating your Dotfiles with Ansible - A Showcase](/notes/automating-your-dotfiles-with-ansible---a-showcase)
### Inspiration
- [ALT-F4-LLC/dotfiles](https://github.com/ALT-F4-LLC/dotfiles)
- [TechDufus/dotfiles](https://github.com/techdufus/dotfiles)