Dotfiles

Personal configuration files managed with GNU Stow.

Structure

Each directory is a stow package that mirrors the home directory structure:

package-name/
└── .config/
    └── package-name/
        └── config-file

Packages

Package	Description
bash	Bash shell configuration
zsh	Zsh shell configuration
git	Git configuration and ignore patterns
nvim	Neovim configuration
kitty	Kitty terminal emulator
yazi	Yazi file manager
zellij	Zellij terminal multiplexer
mpd	Music Player Daemon
rmpc	Rust MPD Client
ssh	SSH client configuration
localwp	Local WP desktop entry

Usage

Install all packages

cd ~/dotfiles
stow */

Install specific packages

stow bash zsh nvim git

Uninstall a package

stow -D nvim

Re-stow (useful after restructuring)

stow -R nvim

Adding New Configurations

For ~/.config applications

# Create package structure
mkdir -p package-name/.config/package-name

# Move existing config
mv ~/.config/package-name/* package-name/.config/package-name/

# Remove original directory
rmdir ~/.config/package-name

# Stow the package
stow package-name

For home directory dotfiles

# Create package
mkdir package-name

# Move the dotfile
mv ~/.dotfile package-name/

# Stow
stow package-name

For nested paths (e.g., ~/.local/share)

mkdir -p package-name/.local/share/applications
mv ~/.local/share/applications/app.desktop package-name/.local/share/applications/
stow package-name

Dependencies

• GNU Stow

# Fedora
sudo dnf install stow

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install stow

# Arch
sudo pacman -S stow