I'm glad you like it! I initially used a bare git repo, but I didn't like the complex setup. I typically only work on my desktop machine but as I travel more for work I have to keep my canonical emacs and window manager configurations synchronized between devices, and Python is almost always available.
I'm interested because sometimes a line or two in a dotfile can make a big difference.
But I'm not sure I understand what a "dotfile manager" is. I generally just edit my dotfiles by hand. Could you explain more the problems that this solves?
A dotfile manager in this context is a way to transfer them between machines, not to edit them. As long as you're able to sync the folder containing the dotfiles (through Dropbox or Git or a thumb drive), you can use this program to install/uninstall your dotfiles on whatever machine you're using.
It allows you to keep non-centralized files in a centralized location with very little setup, basically. My window manager config lives in several different directories around my home folder, but with this I just set a mapping from repo locations to the home directory and everything is handled automatically.
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It allows you to keep non-centralized files in a centralized location with very little setup, basically. My window manager config lives in several different directories around my home folder, but with this I just set a mapping from repo locations to the home directory and everything is handled automatically.
I don’t even know if this is for your own dotfiles, or things like .*rc configuration in a project.