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People arriving via http://onethingwell.org/post/14218384411/vcsh
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@@ -2,12 +2,24 @@ vcsh - manage and sync config files via git
 
 # Index #
 
 
 # Index #
 

-1. Introduction
-2. Overview
-3. Getting Started
-4. Usage
+1. Contact
+2. Introduction
+3. Overview
+4. Getting Started
+5. Usage

 
 

-# 1 Introduction #
+# 1 Contact #
+
+There are several ways to get in touch with the author and a small but committed
+community around the general idea of version controlling your (digital) life.
+
+* IRC: #vcs-home on irc.oftc.net
+
+* Mailing list: vcs-home@lists.madduck.net
+
+* Pull requests or issues on https://github.com/RichiH/vcsh
+
+# 2 Introduction #

 
 vcsh allows you to have several git repositories, all maintaining their working
 trees in $HOME without clobbering each other. That, in turn, means you can have
 
 vcsh allows you to have several git repositories, all maintaining their working
 trees in $HOME without clobbering each other. That, in turn, means you can have


@@ -23,9 +35,9 @@ 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.
 
 advantages of vcsh. See sections 3 and 4 for detailed instructions and
 examples.
 

-# 2 Overview
+# 3 Overview

 
 

-## 2.1 Comparison to Other Solutions ##
+## 3.1 Comparison to Other Solutions ##

 
 Most people who decide to put their dotfiles under version control start with a
 **single repository in $HOME**, adding all their dotfiles (and possibly more)
 
 Most people who decide to put their dotfiles under version control start with a
 **single repository in $HOME**, adding all their dotfiles (and possibly more)


@@ -48,7 +60,7 @@ Furthermore, by making use of [mr] [1], it makes it very easy to enable/disable
 and clone a large number of repositories. The use of mr is technically optional
 (see 4.3), but it will be an integral part of the proposed system that follows.
 
 and clone a large number of repositories. The use of mr is technically optional
 (see 4.3), but it will be an integral part of the proposed system that follows.
 

-## 2.2 Default Directory Layout ##
+## 3.2 Default Directory Layout ##

 
 To illustrate, this is what a possible directory structure looks like.
 
 
 To illustrate, this is what a possible directory structure looks like.
 


@@ -132,7 +144,7 @@ will throw a warning and exit. Move away your old config and try again.
 Optionally, merge your local and your global configs afterwards and push with
 `vcsh run foo git push`.
 
 Optionally, merge your local and your global configs afterwards and push with
 `vcsh run foo git push`.
 

-## 2.3 Moving into a New Host ##
+## 3.3 Moving into a New Host ##

 
 To illustrate further, the following steps could move your desired
 configuration to a new host.
 
 To illustrate further, the following steps could move your desired
 configuration to a new host.


@@ -152,7 +164,7 @@ Hopefully the above could help explain how this approach saves time by
 
 If you want to give vcsh a try, follow the instructions below.
 
 
 If you want to give vcsh a try, follow the instructions below.
 

-# 3 Getting Started #
+# 4 Getting Started #

 
 Below, you will find a few different methods for setting up vcsh:
 
 
 Below, you will find a few different methods for setting up vcsh:
 


@@ -160,9 +172,9 @@ Below, you will find a few different methods for setting up vcsh:
 2. The Steal-from-Template Way
 3. The Manual Way
 
 2. The Steal-from-Template Way
 3. The Manual Way
 

-### 3.1 The Template Way ###
+### 4.1 The Template Way ###

 
 

-#### 3.1.1 Prerequisites ####
+#### 4.1.1 Prerequisites ####

 
 Make sure none of the following files and directories exist for your test
 (user). If they do, move them away for now:
 
 Make sure none of the following files and directories exist for your test
 (user). If they do, move them away for now:


@@ -179,7 +191,7 @@ the template will be stored.
 
     apt-get install mr
 
 
     apt-get install mr
 

-#### 3.1.2 Clone the Template ####
+#### 4.1.2 Clone the Template ####

 
     mkdir -p ~/work/git
     cd !$
 
     mkdir -p ~/work/git
     cd !$


@@ -189,7 +201,7 @@ the template will be stored.
     cd
     vcsh clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template.git mr.vcsh
 
     cd
     vcsh clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template.git mr.vcsh
 

-#### 3.1.3 Enable Your Test Repository ####
+#### 4.1.3 Enable Your Test Repository ####

 
     mv ~/.zsh   ~/zsh.bak
     mv ~/.zshrc ~/zshrc.bak
 
     mv ~/.zsh   ~/zsh.bak
     mv ~/.zshrc ~/zshrc.bak


@@ -198,7 +210,7 @@ the template will be stored.
     cd
     mr up
 
     cd
     mr up
 

-#### 3.1.4 Set Up Your Own Repositories ####
+#### 4.1.4 Set Up Your Own Repositories ####

 
 Now, it's time to edit the template config and fill it with your own remotes:
 
 
 Now, it's time to edit the template config and fill it with your own remotes:
 


@@ -218,7 +230,7 @@ And then create your own stuff:
 
 Done!
 
 
 Done!
 

-### 3.2 The Steal-from-Template Way ###
+### 4.2 The Steal-from-Template Way ###

 
 You're welcome to clone the example repository:
 
 
 You're welcome to clone the example repository:
 


@@ -228,7 +240,7 @@ Look around in the clone. It should be reasonably simple to understand. If not,
 poke me, RichiH, on Freenode (query) or OFTC (#vcs-home).
 
 
 poke me, RichiH, on Freenode (query) or OFTC (#vcs-home).
 
 

-### 3.3 The Manual Way ###
+### 4.3 The Manual Way ###

 
 This is how my old setup procedure looked like. Adapt it to your own style or
 copy mine verbatim, either is fine.
 
 This is how my old setup procedure looked like. Adapt it to your own style or
 copy mine verbatim, either is fine.


@@ -264,9 +276,9 @@ mr is used to actually retrieve configs, etc
     ~ % cd
     ~ % mr -j 5 up
 
     ~ % cd
     ~ % mr -j 5 up
 

-# 4 Usage #
+# 5 Usage #

 
 

-### 4.1 Keeping repositories Up-to-Date ###
+### 5.1 Keeping repositories Up-to-Date ###

 
 This is the beauty of it all. Once you are set up, just run:
 
 
 This is the beauty of it all. Once you are set up, just run:
 


@@ -275,7 +287,7 @@ This is the beauty of it all. Once you are set up, just run:
 
 Neat.
 
 
 Neat.
 

-### 4.1 Making Changes ###
+### 5.1 Making Changes ###

 
 After you have made some changes, for which you would normally use `git add`
 and `git commit`, use the vcsh wrapper (like above):
 
 After you have made some changes, for which you would normally use `git add`
 and `git commit`, use the vcsh wrapper (like above):


@@ -288,7 +300,7 @@ By the way, you'll have to use -f/--force flag with git-add because all files
 will be ignored by default. This is to show you only useful output when running
 git-status. A fix for this problem is being worked on.
 
 will be ignored by default. This is to show you only useful output when running
 git-status. A fix for this problem is being worked on.
 

-### 4.3 Using vcsh without mr ###
+### 5.3 Using vcsh without mr ###

 
 vcsh encourages you to use [mr] [1]. It helps you manage a large number of
 repositories by running the necessary vcsh commands for you. You may choose not
 
 vcsh encourages you to use [mr] [1]. It helps you manage a large number of
 repositories by running the necessary vcsh commands for you. You may choose not