DotFiles repo for bashrc, atomConfig files,etc

This repo is intended for personal dotFiles such as .bashrc, .bash_profile, atom configs, etc.

• Step 1 - backup or mv your current dotFiles ($ mv .bashrc .bashrc_orig)
• Step 2 - clone this repo
• Step 3 - add personal dotFiles to this repo in a directory for your first name
  • ~/.bash_profile => ~/your-dotfiles-dir/your-first-name/bash/bash_profile
  • ~/.bashrc => ~/your-dotfiles-dir/your-first-name/bash/bashrc
  • ~/.atom/config.cson => ~/your-dotfiles-dir/your-first-name/atom/config.cson
  • ~/.atom/styles.less => ~/your-dotfiles-dir/your-first-name/atom/styles.less
  • Atom packages list => ~/your-dotfiles-dir/your-first-name/atom/packages.txt
    - to generate this file run: apm list --installed --bare > ~/your-dotfiles-dir/your-first-name/atom/packages.txt
• Step 4 - create symlink to each dotFile: ln -nsf ~/your-dotfiles-dir/your-first-name/bash/bashrc ~/.bashrc
  
  • n = treat LINK_NAME as a normal file if it is a symbolic link to a directory
  • s = make symbolic links instead of hard links
  • f = remove existing destination files
  - ln params: n=treat link as normal file, s= make symbolic link, instead of hard link, f=

importing/exporting packages

Export: apm list --installed --bare > ~/directory-name/file-name

Import: apm install --packages-file ~/directory-name/file-name