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Introduce `vcsh setup`
[code/vcsh.git] / doc / vcsh.1.ronn
1 vcsh(1) - manage and sync config files via git
2 ==============================================
3
4 ## SYNOPSIS
5
6 `vcsh` clone <url> [<location>]
7
8 `vcsh` delete <repo>
9
10 `vcsh` enter <repo>
11
12 `vcsh` exit
13
14 `vcsh` help
15
16 `vcsh` init <repo>
17
18 `vcsh` list
19
20 `vcsh` run <repo> <command>
21
22 `vcsh` seed-gitignore <repo>
23
24 `vcsh` setup <repo>
25
26 `vcsh` use <repo>
27
28 `vcsh` <repo> <gitcommand>
29
30
31 ## DESCRIPTION
32
33 `vcsh` allows you to have several `git`(1) repositories, all maintaining their
34 working trees in $HOME without clobbering each other. That, in turn, means you
35 can have one repository per config set (zsh, vim, ssh, etc), picking and
36 choosing which configs you want to use on which machine.
37
38 `vcsh` is using a technique called fake bare git repositories, keeping <$GIT_DIR>
39 in a different directory from <$GIT_WORK_TREE> which is pointed to <$HOME>.
40
41 The use of symlinks is not needed in this setup, making for a cleaner setup.
42
43 `vcsh` was designed with `mr`(1) in mind so you might want to install it alongside
44 vcsh. That being said, you can easily use `vcsh` without `mr` if you prefer.
45
46 A sample configuration for `vcsh` and `mr` can be found at
47 *https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template*
48
49 ## OPTIONS
50
51 * clone:
52   Clone an existing repository.
53
54 * delete:
55   Delete an existing repository.
56
57 * enter:
58   Enter repository; spawn new <$SHELL>.
59
60 * exit:
61   Exit repository; unset ENV.
62
63 * help:
64   Display help.
65
66 * init:
67   Initialize an empty repository.
68
69 * list:
70   List all local vcsh repositories.
71
72 * run:
73   Run command with <$GIT_DIR> and <$GIT_WORK_TREE> set. Allows you to run any
74   and all commands without any restrictions. Use with care.
75
76 * seed-gitignore:
77   Seed .gitignore.d/<repo> from git ls-files.
78
79 * setup:
80   Set up repository with recommended settings.
81
82 * use:
83   Use repository; set ENV.
84
85 * <repo> <gitcommand>:
86   Shortcut to run `vcsh` on a repo. Will prepend `git` to <command> by itself.
87
88 ## ENVIRONMENT
89
90 As noted earlier, `vcsh` will set <$GIT_DIR> and <$GIT_WORK_TREE> to the
91 appropriate values for fake bare git repositories.
92
93 ## SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
94
95 `vcsh` allows you to execute arbitrary commands via `vcsh` run. For example,
96 speaking, adding a `sudo`(8) rule for `vcsh` would be pretty stupid.
97
98 ## BUGS
99
100 None are known at this time, but reports and/or patches are more than welcome.
101
102 ## HISTORY
103
104 Like most people, the author initially made do with a single repository for all
105 config files, all of which were soft-linked into <$HOME>.
106
107 Martin F. Krafft aka madduck came up with the concept of fake bare git
108 repositories.
109
110 vcsh was initally written by madduck. This version is a re-implementation from
111 scratch with a lot more features. madduck graciously agreed to let the author
112 take over the name.
113
114 ## AUTHOR
115
116 This manpage and `vcsh` itself were written by Richard "RichiH" Hartmann.
117
118 ## COPYRIGHT
119
120 Copyright 2011 Richard Hartmann <richih.mailinglist@gmail.com>
121
122 Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
123
124 https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh
125
126 ## SEE ALSO
127
128 `git`(1), `mr`(1)