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