Rene Yibowei

Cryptography

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Managing dotfiles with git can save time, provide a robust backup option, and ensure a consistent setup across multiple machines. Using GitHub to host dotfiles allows for easy sharing and collaboration. By setting up a bare repository and configuring aliases, you can seamlessly version control and share your dotfiles. This approach simplifies transferring your configurations to new systems and maintains a complete history of changes.

Why You Should Keep All Your Linux Dotfiles on GitHub

The Best Way of Managing Your Dotfiles With Git and GitHub

This article is very similar to the <a href="https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Atlassian - How to Store Dotfiles</a> Guide which has some additional helpful information

My opinion is dangerous to save all user inputs from command line to the private repository too. What is blocks GitHub to use them for Copilot for example?

I prefer any other provider than github