Update dot files with git

For a years I was using a custom created scripts to keep my dot files updated. I had a local repository in bazaar and a script which check differences between home dot files and files stored in the repository. This solutions works fine for years, but now I want to do some changes…

The first one is moving my dot files to git (and probably pushed them to github), and the second one is to create a hook for git to update my dot files. I known that there are a lot of similar solutions, one more complex, other more easy, but this is mine

So, I created a post-commit hook script for git, which perform the modifications that I need. Now I just only do this steps:

1. Create a new git repo:

mkdir mydots_repo
cd my_dots_repo && git init

2. Put the hook:

wget -O .git/hooks/post-commit  http://2tu.us/2scm 
chmod 755 .git/hooks/post-commit

3. Copy old files:

cp ~/old/bzr_repo/* .
git add *
 

4. Commit and recreate links:

git commit -a -m'initial import'

And it’s works

Moving to github

Since one week ago, we are moving the Connectical servers from old location in Virpus datacenter on Texas to our own managed infraestructure, build on the top of a GuruPlugs cluster.

We are discussing now about how distribute the infraestructure and how to keep a number of copies in remote locations up-to-date, we are exploring solutions like elliptics or some similar.

In the meanwhile I created my github account to still my projects under development, and also to have a backup of some projects that I really use everyday.

Enjoy!