Managing a home folder with version control

Published on February 20, 2023

Managing a home folder with version control

Some time ago, I mentioned a process I triedthat allowed me to partially recreate my Mac setup on another machine with scripts. As part of that process I attempted to add my home folder configuration to version control so that I could keep track of changes to it, and again, use it on other devices if needed.

To accomplish this, I made use of three tools mostly, plus several symbolic links and aliases.

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