X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/code/vcsh.git/blobdiff_plain/2a61549feb63117b5ffaa6fef5f80feb293b3dbe..2783a60d4aab84128ed175f030fc3cd6f30b3220:/doc/vcsh.1.ronn diff --git a/doc/vcsh.1.ronn b/doc/vcsh.1.ronn index 2705377..f286dc0 100644 --- a/doc/vcsh.1.ronn +++ b/doc/vcsh.1.ronn @@ -1,19 +1,40 @@ -vcsh(1) - manage and sync config files via git -============================================== +vcsh(1) - manage config files in $HOME via fake bare git repositories +===================================================================== ## SYNOPSIS -`vcsh` init +`vcsh` [] -`vcsh` clone [] +`vcsh` clone [] -`vcsh` run git command +`vcsh` delete + +`vcsh` enter + +`vcsh` help + +`vcsh` init `vcsh` list -`vcsh` seed-gitignore +`vcsh` list-tracked + +`vcsh` list-tracked-by + +`vcsh` rename + +`vcsh` run + +`vcsh` setup + +`vcsh` which + +`vcsh` write-gitignore + +`vcsh` + +`vcsh` -`vcsh` help ## DESCRIPTION @@ -31,43 +52,189 @@ The use of symlinks is not needed in this setup, making for a cleaner setup. vcsh. That being said, you can easily use `vcsh` without `mr` if you prefer. A sample configuration for `vcsh` and `mr` can be found at -*https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template* +*https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template* and used with `vcsh clone +https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template mr`. + +Please note that you can always use a path instead of a name for . +This is needed to support mr and other scripts properly and of no concern to +an interactive user. ## OPTIONS -* init: - Initialize an empty repository. +* -c: + Source prior to other configuration files + +* -d: + Enable debug mode + +* -v: + Enable verbose mode + +## COMMANDS * clone: Clone an existing repository. +* delete: + Delete an existing repository. + +* enter: + Enter repository; spawn new <$SHELL>. + +* help: + Display help. + +* init: + Initialize an empty repository. + +* list: + List all local vcsh repositories. + +* list-tracked: + List all files tracked by vcsh. + +* list-tracked-by: + List files tracked by a repository. + +* rename: + Rename a repository. + * run: Run command with <$GIT_DIR> and <$GIT_WORK_TREE> set. Allows you to run any and all commands without any restrictions. Use with care. -* list: - List all local vcsh repositories. + Please note that there is a somewhat magic feature for run. Instead of + it accepts , as well. Anything that has a slash in it will be assumed to + be a path. `vcsh run` will then operate on this directory instead of the one + normally generated from the repository's name. + This is needed to support mr and other scripts properly and of no concern to + an interactive user. -* seed-gitignore: - Seed .gitignore.d/ from git ls-files. +* setup: + Set up repository with recommended settings. -* help: - Display help. +* which : + Find in name of any tracked file. + +* write-gitignore: + Write .gitignore.d/ via git ls-files. + +* : + Shortcut to run `vcsh` on a repo. Will prepend `git` to . + +* : + Shortcut to run `vcsh enter `. ## ENVIRONMENT As noted earlier, `vcsh` will set <$GIT_DIR> and <$GIT_WORK_TREE> to the appropriate values for fake bare git repositories. +## CONFIG + +There are several ways to turn the various knobs on `vcsh`. In order of +ascending precedence, they are: + +* `VARIABLE=foo vcsh` +* +* <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/config> +* `vcsh -c ` + +Please note that those files are sourced. Any and all commands will be +executed in the context of your shell. + +Interesting knobs you can turn: + +* <$VCSH_GITIGNORE>: + Can be either or . + + will seed the repo-specific <.gitignore> with all file and directory + names which `git ls-files` returns. + + will descend through all directories recursively additionally to + the above. + + Defaults to . + +Less interesting knobs you could turn: + +* <$VCSH_DEBUG>: + Enter debug mode. + +* <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME>: + As specified in the 'XDG Base Directory Specification', see + + + Defaults to <$HOME/.config>. + +* <$VCSH_REPO_D>: + The directory where repositories are read from and stored. + + Defaults to <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/repo.d>. + +* <$VCSH_HOOK_D>: + The directory where hooks are read from. + + Defaults to <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/hooks-enabled>. + +* <$VCSH_BASE>: + The directory where repositories are checked out to. + + Defaults to <$HOME>. + + +## HOOK SYSTEM + +`vcsh` provides a hook system. Hook scripts must be executable and should be +placed in <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/hooks-available>. From there, they can be +soft-linked into <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/hooks-enabled>; `vcsh` will only +execute hooks that are in this directory. + +Hooks follow a simple format. will be run before anything is run. +If you want to have more than one script for a certain hook, just append +any kind of string to order them. A system of , , + etc is suggested; other options would be or +. A dot after the hook name is optional. + +If you want to create hooks for a specific repository, simply prepend +the repository's name, followed by a dot, i.e. . Otherwise, the +same rules as above apply. The dot between the repository's name and the hook +is mandatory, though. + +Available hooks are , , , , +, and . If you need more, vcsh is trivial to patch, +but please let upstream know so we can ship them by default. + +## DETAILED HOWTO AND FURTHER READING + +Manpages are often short and sometimes useless to glean best practices from. +While the author tried to avoid this in this case, manpages can not cover +detailed howtos. + +This software also comes with a file called . It contains various +approaches to setting up and using vcsh. You can view the file it as +plain text or render it into various other formats via Markdown. + +On Debian-based systems, this file can be found in . + ## SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS -`vcsh` allows you to execute arbitrary commands via `vcsh` run. For example, -speaking, adding a `sudo`(8) rule for `vcsh` would be pretty stupid. +`vcsh` allows you to execute arbitrary commands via `vcsh run`. For example, +adding a `sudo`(8) rule for `vcsh` would be pretty stupid. + +Additionally, vcsh will source, i.e. execute, all files listed in . +You can put any and all commands into these config files and they will be +executed. ## BUGS None are known at this time, but reports and/or patches are more than welcome. +## INTEROPERABILITY + +If you rely on `git submodule`, use `git` 1.7.12 or later. Earlier versions +do not clean internal variables properly before descending into a submodule. + ## HISTORY Like most people, the author initially made do with a single repository for all @@ -86,9 +253,9 @@ This manpage and `vcsh` itself were written by Richard "RichiH" Hartmann. ## COPYRIGHT -Copyright 2011 Richard Hartmann +Copyright 2011-2012 Richard Hartmann -Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher. +Licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 or higher. https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh