Dfsync

dfsync is a CLI application that allows you to synchronize dot files to your home directory. After running the dfsync command, symlinks will be created from all dot files located in source directory to the home directory keeping the correct paths in the file system.

Installation

There are 2 options to install dfsync.

Golang installation

If you use golang then you have the option to install dfsync as a go module.

1. Install package using golang cli

go install github.com/ofadiman/dfsync@latest

2. Verify installation

dfsync --help

Binary installation

If you do not use golang then you can also install dfsync as a standalone binary. Check the releases page to find out all possible binary versions.

1. Download the archive containing binary version of your choice:

wget https://github.com/Ofadiman/dfsync/releases/download/v1.0.0/dfsync-v1.0.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz

2. Unzip the archive to the current directory:

tar -xzvf dfsync-v1.0.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz

3. Move the binary to the path that is available under the $PATH environment variable:

sudo mv dfsync /usr/bin/

4. Verify installation

dfsync --help

Options

Option	Default	Description
--source-directory	-	Directory to be used as a source of dot files
--dry	false	Decide whether to execute the command or just display the logs of the operations that would be performed.
--conflict-resolution	no-action	Decide what to do when the file in the symlink destination already exists. no-action means skip the file, backup means change the extension of the existing file to *.bak and create a symlink, override means delete the existing file and create a symlink.