Dotfiles Sync

Manage dotfiles using the bare git repo technique with the config alias.

The config alias is defined as:

alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'

Workflow

Step 1: Pull and Rebase

config pull --rebase

If this fails with conflicts:

• Show the user which files have conflicts
• Read the conflicted files and help resolve them
• After resolution, run config add <file> for each resolved file
• Continue with config rebase --continue or drop the stash if needed

Step 2: Check Status

config status

Show the user:

• How many commits ahead/behind of origin
• Any modified files not yet staged

Step 2.5: Check for Untracked Files

Since showUntrackedFiles is disabled, manually check key directories for new files:

config ls-files --others --exclude-standard ~/.claude/skills/

If any untracked files are found, ask the user if they want to add them.

Step 3: Show Diff

If there are unstaged changes:

config diff

Summarize what changed in each file concisely.

Step 4: Commit (if changes exist)

If there are changes to commit:

1. Stage all modified tracked files: config add -u
2. Draft a concise commit message based on the diff
3. Commit with:

config commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
<commit message>

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
EOF
)"

Step 5: Push

If there are commits to push:

config push

Step 6: Summary

Report final status:

• Commits pushed (if any)
• Current sync state with origin