ltg 0.2.3

link to git

This tool stores files in a git repository and creates links instead automatically. Files are kept in the same structure as they were before but can be categorized for easy accessibility.

using ltg

A typical folder will look a bit like this:

$ ls -ARl ~/.ltg
.ltg/:
total 84K
drwxr-xr-x 2 user users 4.0K Jun  4 20:04 general
drwxr-xr-x 2 user users 4.0K Jun  4 20:04 vim
drwxr-xr-x 8 user users 4.0K Jun  5 21:53 .git
-rw-r--r-- 1 user users   43 Jun  4 20:06 .gitmodule

.ltg/general
total 12K
drwxr-xr-x 2 user users 4.0K Jun  4 13:11 .gitconfig
drwxr-xr-x 3 user users 4.0K Jun  4 13:22 .i3
-rw-r--r-- 1 user users 3.9K Jun  4 12:14 .bash_prompt
-rw-r--r-- 1 user users 5.6K Jun  5 01:26 .bashrc

.ltg/vim
total 4.0K
drwxr-xr-x 3 user users 4.0K Jun  4 13:22 .vim

...

Getting there is really simple. To add a new file, call store:

$ ltg store ~/.xinitrc ~/.Xdefaults ~/.bashrc
$ ltg store --category vim ~/.vim

it will now be added to your dotfile folder (by default ~/.ltg), a git repository should be set up and the files have been added to the index.

To link the files or recreate lost links you can use link:

$ ltg link -f

ltg will then automatically create links to all stored files instead of the original.

To automatically store and link files, use add:

$ ltg add -c vim .vim

To update changed files run:

$ ltg git -- add ~/dotfiles/bash/.bashrc

or simply:

$ ltg git -- add -A

The git command forwards commands directly to git (with baked in directories), meaning you can run:

$ ltg git -- remote add origin [e-mail]:user/dotfiles.git
...
$ ltg git -- pull --recurse-submodules origin master
...
$ ltg link
$ ltg add -c bash ~/.bashrc
$ ltg git -- push
...

There is a handy command group available to simplify pulling and pushing, sync:

$ ltg sync down
$ ltg sync up

will first pull remote changes (via rebase) and then push local changes in a single commit.

TODO

• unlinking

• removing

• atomatic commit messages

• simplify git integration