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@@ -1,23 +1,15 @@ -Windows configuration files -=========================== - -An easy and ad-hoc way to store & sync various configuration files across -Windows installations. -Actual configuration files are stored in this repository in directories which -names must roughly match the `%.+%` regular expression. +Configuration file management +============================= + +An easy but slightly too cumbersome to use tool to store & synchronize various +configuration files across multiple machines. +Actual configuration files are stored somewhere else (in a separate repository +perhaps) in directories which names must roughly match the `%.+%` regular +expression. The part between the percent signs is the name of an environment variable. -Its value replaces the path of this directory, making for the path of a symlink -which would point to a file in this repository. - -A database of symlinks is maintained in case a file is removed from this -repository (the corresponding symlink is then deleted). -Default database file name is "db.bin". - -Usage ------ - -To update the symlinks, run `./update.sh`. -Requires Cygwin. +Every file in such directory gets a symlink in the directory pointed to by the +environment variable. +Directory hierarchies are preserved. For example, here's a possible representation of the "%PROGRAMDATA%" directory: @@ -27,9 +19,21 @@ For example, here's a possible representation of the "%PROGRAMDATA%" directory: └── c └── test.txt -Running the script above would create a symlink at -"C:\ProgramData\a\b\c\test.txt" pointing to "%PROGRAMDATA%\a\b\c\test.txt" in -this repository. +This tool would create a symlink "C:\ProgramData\a\b\c\test.txt" pointing to +"%PROGRAMDATA%\a\b\c\test.txt", wherever "%PROGRAMDATA%" is stored. + +A database of symlinks is maintained in case a configuration file is deleted +(the corresponding symlink is then deleted too). +Default database file name is "db.bin". + +Usage +----- + + usage: update.sh [-d|--database PATH] [-s|--source DIR] [-n|--dry-run] [-h|--help] + +To update the symlinks, run `./update.sh -d test.bin -s test`, substituting the +database file name for `test.bin` and directory path for `test`. +Requires Cygwin. Limitations ----------- |