yadm-dev/yadm
Yadm
Features
- Dotfile Managers - Wraps Git commands to operate on the home directory as the working tree for managing configuration files.
- Git-Wrapped Dotfiles Management - Wraps Git commands to operate on the home directory as the working tree for managing configuration files.
- System Configuration Templates - Generates configuration files by merging templates with system-specific variables like hostname and OS.
- Dotfile Environment Restorations - Restores all tracked dotfiles from a Git repository to rebuild a computing environment.
- Secret Encryption for Dotfiles - Provides built-in encryption and decryption of sensitive files stored in dotfiles repositories.
- Dotfile - Wraps standard Git commands to operate on dotfiles with hooks and submodule support.
- Per-Operating System Configurations - Creates separate configuration files for different operating systems using naming conventions.
- Bootstrap-Aware Cloning - Clones a remote repository and automatically runs a bootstrap script on success.
- Setup Automation Scripts - Automatically runs a user-defined bootstrap script after cloning the dotfiles repository.
- System Bootstrap Automations - Runs a user-defined script automatically after cloning dotfiles to set up software, configurations, and dependencies on a fresh machine.
- Alternate File Selection by System Attributes - Selects different file versions based on system attributes like OS or hostname using naming conventions.
- Host Data Template Generators - Generates configuration files by merging templates with system-specific variables like hostname and OS.
- Cross-Machine Configuration Synchronization - Coordinates dotfiles between multiple computers so changes made on one machine are reflected on others.
- Pattern-Based File Encryptions - Encrypts and decrypts files matching patterns in a configuration file for secure storage in the repository.
- System Condition File Selection - Automatically links the correct file version based on system conditions like OS or hostname.
- System-Attribute-Based Selections - Selects different file versions based on system attributes like OS or hostname using naming conventions.
- Bootstrapping Scripts - Runs a user-defined bootstrap script automatically after cloning the dotfiles repository.
- Dotfile System Restorations - Recreates a computing environment by restoring tracked dotfiles from a Git repository.
- Template Data Injection - Injects system attributes like OS, hostname, and architecture as variables into template files.
- Conditional Content Blocks - Provides conditional inclusion and exclusion of template blocks based on variable equality tests.
- Template Engines - Generates configuration files by merging template content with system-specific variables like hostname and OS.
- Pre-Post Command Hooks - Runs custom scripts before or after any supported command, with the ability to abort on failure.
- Submodule Initialization - Clones and sets up Git submodules linked to the dotfiles repository after a fresh checkout.
- Pre/Post Command Hooks - Executes custom scripts before or after any supported command, with the ability to abort on failure.
- External File Inclusions - Embeds content from external files into templates with support for variable substitution.
- Host Class Definitions - Assigns custom class labels to machines for conditional file selection during dotfiles deployment.
- Pattern-Based File Encryption - Encrypts sensitive files matching patterns in a configuration file and decrypts them on checkout.
- Hook-Based Extension Frameworks - Runs custom scripts before or after any supported command, with the ability to abort on failure.
- System Attribute Overrides - Manually overrides system attributes like OS or hostname to control alternate file selection.
- Conditional Bootstrap Steps - Runs separate bootstrap scripts per system using the alternate files system for conditional logic.
- Symbolic Link Utilities - Creates symlinks for files following alternate naming rules to adapt configurations per system.
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