X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/code/vcsh.git/blobdiff_plain/4036031eebef7b8307778da5350185f2029a7d20..61788705e3c7188d807587800cdad1cb837711ac:/README.md?ds=inline diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3ee8759..66db110 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ The following overview will try to give you an idea of the use cases and advantages of vcsh. See sections 3 and 4 for detailed instructions and examples. +## 2.1 Talks ## + +Some people found it useful to look at slides and videos explaining how vcsh works. +They can all be found at [here](http://richardhartmann.de/talks/). + # 3 Overview ## 3.1 Comparison to Other Solutions ## @@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ To illustrate, this is what a possible directory structure looks like. ### available.d ### -The files you see in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/available.d are mr configuration files +The files you see in $XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME/mr/available.d are mr configuration files that contain the commands to manage (checkout, update etc.) a single repository. vcsh repo configs end in .vcsh, git configs end in .git, etc. This is optional and your preference. For example, this is what a zsh.vcsh @@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ this repository and fork your own. ### config.d ### -$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/available.d contains *all available* repositories. Only +$XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME/mr/available.d contains *all available* repositories. Only files/links present in mr/config.d, however, will be used by mr. That means that in this example, only the zsh, gitconfigs, tmux and vim repositories will be checked out. A simple `mr update` run in $HOME will clone or update those @@ -130,11 +135,13 @@ this: [DEFAULT] jobs = 5 - include = cat $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/config.d/* + # Use if your mr does not have vcsh support in mainline, yet + include = cat /usr/share/mr/vcsh + include = cat ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/mr/config.d/* ### repo.d ### -$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/repo.d is the directory where all git repositories which +$XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME/vcsh/repo.d is the directory where all git repositories which are under vcsh's control are located. Since their working trees are configured to be in $HOME, the files contained in those repositories will be put in $HOME directly. @@ -185,29 +192,58 @@ Make sure none of the following files and directories exist for your test * ~/.gitignore.d * ~/.mrconfig -* $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/available.d/mr.vcsh -* $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/available.d/zsh.vcsh -* $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/config.d/mr.vcsh -* $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/repo.d/mr.git/ +* $XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME/mr/available.d/mr.vcsh +* $XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME/mr/available.d/zsh.vcsh +* $XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME/mr/config.d/mr.vcsh +* $XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME/vcsh/repo.d/mr.git/ All of the files are part of the template repository, the directory is where the template will be stored. apt-get install mr -#### 4.1.2 Clone the Template #### +#### 4.1.2 Install vcsh #### + +#### 4.1.2.1 Debian #### + +If you are using Debian Squeeze, you will need to enable backports + + apt-get install vcsh + +#### 4.1.2.2 Arch Linux #### + +vcsh is availabe via [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=54164) +and further documentation about the use of AUR is available +[on Arch's wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository). + + cd /var/abs/local/ + wget https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vc/vcsh-git/vcsh-git.tar.gz + tar xfz vcsh-git.tar.gz + cd vcsh-git + makepkg -s + pacman -U vcsh*.pkg.tar.xz +#### 4.1.2.3 From source #### + +If your version of mr is older than version 1.07, make sure to put + + include = cat /usr/share/mr/vcsh + +into your .mrconfig . + + # choose a location for your checkout cd $HOME mkdir -p ~/work/git - git clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh.git vcsh - # make sure 'include = cat /usr/share/mr/vcsh' points to an exiting file - vim .mrconfig + git clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh.git cd vcsh ln -s vcsh /usr/local/bin # or add it to your PATH cd + +#### 4.1.3 Clone the Template #### + vcsh clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template.git mr -#### 4.1.3 Enable Your Test Repository #### +#### 4.1.4 Enable Your Test Repository #### mv ~/.zsh ~/zsh.bak mv ~/.zshrc ~/zshrc.bak @@ -216,7 +252,7 @@ the template will be stored. cd mr up -#### 4.1.4 Set Up Your Own Repositories #### +#### 4.1.5 Set Up Your Own Repositories #### Now, it's time to edit the template config and fill it with your own remotes: