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1 vcsh(1) - manage config files in $HOME via fake bare git repositories
2 =====================================================================
3
4 ## SYNOPSIS
5
6 `vcsh` clone <url> [<repo>]
7
8 `vcsh` delete <repo>
9
10 `vcsh` enter <repo>
11
12 `vcsh` help
13
14 `vcsh` init <repo>
15
16 `vcsh` list
17
18 `vcsh` list-tracked
19
20 `vcsh` list-tracked-by <repo>
21
22 `vcsh` rename <repo> <newname>
23
24 `vcsh` run <repo> <command>
25
26 `vcsh` setup <repo>
27
28 `vcsh` write-gitignore <repo>
29
30 `vcsh` <repo> <gitcommand>
31
32 `vcsh` <repo>
33
34
35 ## DESCRIPTION
36
37 `vcsh` allows you to have several `git`(1) repositories, all maintaining their
38 working trees in $HOME without clobbering each other. That, in turn, means you
39 can have one repository per config set (zsh, vim, ssh, etc), picking and
40 choosing which configs you want to use on which machine.
41
42 `vcsh` is using a technique called fake bare git repositories, keeping <$GIT_DIR>
43 in a different directory from <$GIT_WORK_TREE> which is pointed to <$HOME>.
44
45 The use of symlinks is not needed in this setup, making for a cleaner setup.
46
47 `vcsh` was designed with `mr`(1) in mind so you might want to install it alongside
48 vcsh. That being said, you can easily use `vcsh` without `mr` if you prefer.
49
50 A sample configuration for `vcsh` and `mr` can be found at
51 *https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template*
52
53 Please note that you can always use a path instead of a name for <repo>.
54 This is needed to support mr and other scripts properly and of no concern to
55 an interactive user.
56
57 ## OPTIONS
58
59 * clone:
60   Clone an existing repository.
61
62 * delete:
63   Delete an existing repository.
64
65 * enter:
66   Enter repository; spawn new <$SHELL>.
67
68 * help:
69   Display help.
70
71 * init:
72   Initialize an empty repository.
73
74 * list:
75   List all local vcsh repositories.
76
77 * list-tracked:
78   List all files tracked by vcsh.
79
80 * list-tracked-by:
81   List files tracked by a repository.
82
83 * rename:
84   Rename a repository.
85
86 * run:
87   Run command with <$GIT_DIR> and <$GIT_WORK_TREE> set. Allows you to run any
88   and all commands without any restrictions. Use with care.
89
90   Please note that there is a somewhat magic feature for run. Instead of <repo>
91   it accepts <path>, as well. Anything that has a slash in it will be assumed to
92   be a path. `vcsh run` will then operate on this directory instead of the one
93   normally generated from the repository's name.
94   This is needed to support mr and other scripts properly and of no concern to
95   an interactive user.
96
97 * setup:
98   Set up repository with recommended settings.
99
100 * write-gitignore:
101   Write .gitignore.d/<repo> via git ls-files.
102
103 * <repo> <gitcommand>:
104   Shortcut to run `vcsh` on a repo. Will prepend `git` to <command> by itself.
105
106 * <repo>:
107   Shortcut to run `vcsh enter <repo>`.
108
109 ## ENVIRONMENT
110
111 As noted earlier, `vcsh` will set <$GIT_DIR> and <$GIT_WORK_TREE> to the
112 appropriate values for fake bare git repositories.
113
114 ## SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
115
116 `vcsh` allows you to execute arbitrary commands via `vcsh` run. For example,
117 speaking, adding a `sudo`(8) rule for `vcsh` would be pretty stupid.
118
119 ## BUGS
120
121 None are known at this time, but reports and/or patches are more than welcome.
122
123 ## HISTORY
124
125 Like most people, the author initially made do with a single repository for all
126 config files, all of which were soft-linked into <$HOME>.
127
128 Martin F. Krafft aka madduck came up with the concept of fake bare git
129 repositories.
130
131 vcsh was initally written by madduck. This version is a re-implementation from
132 scratch with a lot more features. madduck graciously agreed to let the author
133 take over the name.
134
135 ## AUTHOR
136
137 This manpage and `vcsh` itself were written by Richard "RichiH" Hartmann.
138
139 ## COPYRIGHT
140
141 Copyright 2011 Richard Hartmann <richih.mailinglist@gmail.com>
142
143 Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
144
145 https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh
146
147 ## SEE ALSO
148
149 `git`(1), `mr`(1)