dotfiles
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Use when backing up, comparing, or restoring user shell configuration dotfiles (~/.bashrc, ~/.tmux.conf, ~/.gitconfig) against versioned backups
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Dotfiles State Synchronization Skill
Provides state protection, drift detection, and controlled restoration for critical shell configuration dotfiles between the active user home directory ($HOME) and the repository backup store (backups/dotfiles/).
Trigger Scenarios
- Backing up active dotfiles before testing configuration modifications
- Inspecting configuration drift between active
$HOMEdotfiles and repository baselines - Restoring version-controlled dotfile configurations following an environment reset or migration
Invocation
${PROJECT_DIR:-.}/scripts/dotfiles_sync.sh <subcommand>Tracked Files
The skill manages the following configuration files:
| Active Path | Repository Backup Path | Description |
~/.bashrc | backups/dotfiles/.bashrc | User interactive bash shell configuration and aliases |
~/.tmux.conf | backups/dotfiles/.tmux.conf | Tmux terminal multiplexer session configuration |
~/.gitconfig | backups/dotfiles/.gitconfig | User Git global configuration and credentials helper |
Subcommands
| Subcommand | Description | Safety Gate |
backup | Copies active dotfiles from $HOME into backups/dotfiles/ | Autonomous (Tier 1) |
diff | Performs non-destructive unified diff between repository backups and $HOME | Autonomous Read-Only (Tier 0) |
restore | Copies repository backups back into $HOME (cp -iv) | Explicit confirmation required before overwriting $HOME configurations |
Safety Classification & Confirmation Protocol
- Tier 0 (Diff) / Tier 1 (Backup): Safe, low-risk state inspections and workspace-contained backups.
- Restore Confirmation Gate: Restoring dotfiles overwrites active shell configuration in
$HOME. Always run${PROJECT_DIR:-.}/scripts/dotfiles_sync.sh difffirst, present the diff to the user, and obtain explicit confirmation before runningrestore.
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