From 6d0a1340cc2ea0cc3e70df73cd35ab69da8a99f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Hartmann Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:28:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README.md: Update Overview --- README.md | 28 +++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a7dab9d..d8429c7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ a design feature. # Overview -## Comparison to Other Solutions +## From zero to vcsh + +You put a lot of effort into your configuration and want to both protect and +distribute this configuration. Most people who decide to put their dotfiles under version control start with a single repository in `$HOME`, adding all their dotfiles (and possibly more) @@ -77,15 +80,22 @@ flexibility to check out only certain repositories on different hosts. The downsides of this approach are the necessary manual steps of cloning and symlinking the individual repositories. -`vcsh` takes this second approach one step further. It expects -single-purpose repositories and stores them in a hidden directory (similar -to `~/.dotfiles`). However, it does not create symbolic links in `$HOME`; it -puts the actual files right into `$HOME`. +`vcsh` takes this approach one step further. It enables single-purpose +repositories and stores them in a hidden directory. However, it does not create +symbolic links in `$HOME`; it puts the actual files right into `$HOME`. + +As `vcsh` allows you to put an arbitrary number of distinct repositories into +your `$HOME`, you will end up with a lot of repositories very quickly. + +To manage both `vcsh` and other repositories, we suggest using [mr](mr). `mr` +takes care of pulling in and pushing out new data for a variety of version +control systems. + -Furthermore, by making use of [mr][mr], it makes it very easy to enable/disable -and clone a large number of repositories. The use of `mr` is technically -optional (see section 4.3), but it will be an integral part of the proposed -system that follows. +The last logical step is to maintain all those new repositores with an automated +tool instead of tracking them by hand. +This is where `mr` comes in. While the use of `mr` is technically +optional, but it will be an integral part of the proposed system that follows. ## Default Directory Layout -- 2.39.5