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