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authorThomas Vanbesien <tvanbesi@proton.me>2026-06-04 21:35:51 +0200
committerThomas Vanbesien <tvanbesi@proton.me>2026-06-04 21:35:51 +0200
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# dotfiles
-The repository for my configurations, my tools, my setup. Each branch is for a specific environment (OS, distribution,
-DE, whatever). It is inspired by [this][0].
+The repository for my configurations and tools. Each branch is for a specific environment (OS, distribution, DE,
+whatever). It is inspired by [this][0].
A dotfiles git directory can be anywhere, but the working tree must be at `HOME`. This is how to start from scratch:
@@ -15,15 +15,16 @@ Add any file to the repository: `git add ~/.bashrc`.
## Setup
-Some environment variables have to be for other programs to function properly. We set them in `~/.config/environment.d`
-to make them available globally (unlike most environment variables which are set in bash's environment).
+Some environment variables have to be set for other programs to function properly. I set them in
+`~/.config/environment.d` to make them available globally (unlike most environment variables which are set in bash's
+environment). See <man://environment.d>.
```bash
echo "DOTFILES_DIR=$DOTFILES_DIR" >>"$HOME/.config/environment.d/50-dotfiles.conf"
echo "PASSWORD_STORE_DIR=$HOME/Secret/pass" >>"$HOME/.config/environment.d/50-pass.conf"
```
-Log back in for them to be applied.
+Log out and back in for these to be set.
## Overview