dotfiles-mac

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SKILL.md

Dotfiles Mac

Help users create, update, or apply a macOS dotfiles repo using GNU Stow and plain git.

Repo Conventions

  • Location: ~/.dotfiles/ (or user's existing dotfiles repo)
  • Symlink manager: GNU Stow with --no-folding (always file-level symlinks, never directory-level)
  • Structure: Each top-level directory is a stow package mirroring $HOME
  • OS-specific: Directories prefixed os- (e.g., os-macos/) contain OS-specific files
  • Machine-specific: .local file pattern — gitignored files sourced/included by tracked configs

Repo Layout

~/.dotfiles/
├── setup.sh                    # Entry point: detects OS, delegates
├── .gitignore
├── .stow-local-ignore
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