How To ACTUALLY Manage Dotfiles with Stow | Full Guide + Git Workflow

Create and organize your dotfiles, use GNU Stow for symlinks, set up your configuration on a new device, and keep different setups for multiple machines keeping your dotfiles clean, consistent, and easy to maintain because there’s no point in a great setup if it’s a headache to manage. dotfiles : https://github.com/Sin-cy/dotfiles read step by step here : https://sethblogs.netlify.app/dotfile... Use my referral link to get 50% off GitKraken Pro : https://gitkraken.cello.so/iEf2a54YedA ------------------------------------------------ ⏳ Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 00:56 stow on a new device 01:40 stow directory structure 02:28 setting up stow file names 02:57 ~/ home dir structure 04:00 ~/.config dir structure 04:53 before running stow symlinks 05:36 stow a file in home dir 07:49 Unstow 08:50 stowing from ~/.config directory 10:00 stowing a single file from a dir 10:57 tips on managing dotfiles 11:38 typical pain points 12:54 Track multiple machine configs 13:15 stow device specific config 15:54 Final thoughts ------------------------------------------------ 📱 Find me at Github : https://www.github.com/Sin-cy ------------------------------------------------