American_Jesus@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoDotfiles matter! Please stop dumping files in users’ $HOME directories.dotfiles-matter.clickexternal-linkmessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up1626arrow-down16cross-posted to: programming@programming.dev
arrow-up1620arrow-down1external-linkDotfiles matter! Please stop dumping files in users’ $HOME directories.dotfiles-matter.clickAmerican_Jesus@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square142fedilinkcross-posted to: programming@programming.dev
minus-squaredemesisx@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down7·edit-21 year agoSo many technical best-practices and shared tricks in this community can be improved by SIMPLY SWITCHING TO NIX AND HOME-MANAGER TO HANDLE DOTFILES…
minus-squareTheEntity@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoHow does it help to write an application storing its files in the right place? It helps the user, sure, but that’s not what this post is about.
minus-squareAlper Çelik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoEven when using home manager or any other dotfile manager your $HOME folder is still filled with junk. It maybe in your controlled repo but it still ends up as symlink to that repo.
So many technical best-practices and shared tricks in this community can be improved by SIMPLY SWITCHING TO NIX AND HOME-MANAGER TO HANDLE DOTFILES…
How does it help to write an application storing its files in the right place? It helps the user, sure, but that’s not what this post is about.
Duly noted.
Even when using home manager or any other dotfile manager your $HOME folder is still filled with junk. It maybe in your controlled repo but it still ends up as symlink to that repo.