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@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ -Configuration file sharing -========================== +Config file sharing +=================== [](https://github.com/egor-tensin/config-links/actions/workflows/test.yml) +[](https://github.com/egor-tensin/config-links/actions/workflows/debian.yml) +[](https://github.com/egor-tensin/config-links/actions/workflows/ppa.yml) * Store your files in a repository. * Checkout it on any machine. @@ -22,23 +24,33 @@ corresponding symlink is then deleted too). The default database file name is "links.bin", maintained in the top-level directory with shared files. -This description is obviously confusing; see the complete usage example below. +For a complete usage example, see below. + +Installation +------------ + +* For Arch Linux, use the [AUR package]. +* For Ubuntu, use the [PPA]. + +[AUR package]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/config-links/ +[PPA]: https://launchpad.net/~egor-tensin/+archive/ubuntu/config-links Usage ----- -Symlinks are managed by `update.sh`. +Symlinks are created & maintained by `links-update`. ``` -usage: update.sh [-h|--help] [-d|--database PATH] [-s|--shared-dir DIR] [-n|--dry-run] +usage: links-update [-h|--help] [-d|--database PATH] [-s|--shared-dir DIR] [-n|--dry-run] ``` -Pass the `--help` flag to this script to examine its detailed usage -information. +To remove all symlinks, use `links-remove`. + +``` +usage: links-remove [-h|--help] [-d|--database PATH] [-s|--shared-dir DIR] [-n|--dry-run] +``` -A complete usage example is given below. -In this example, the symlinks to files in "../src" must appear in -"/test/dest". +In this example, symlinks to files in "../src" must appear in "/test/dest". ``` > tree /test/dest/ @@ -62,7 +74,7 @@ In this example, the symlinks to files in "../src" must appear in > echo "$DEST" /test/dest -> ./update.sh --shared-dir ../src/ +> ./links-update --shared-dir ../src/ ... > tree /test/dest/ @@ -78,7 +90,7 @@ In this example, the symlinks to files in "../src" must appear in 5 directories, 2 files ``` -For more realistic usage examples, see +For my personal real-life usage examples, see * my [Linux/Cygwin environment], * configuration files for various [Windows apps]. |