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MKRC(1) General Commands Manual MKRC(1)

NAME

mkrcbless files into a dotfile managed by rcm

SYNOPSIS

mkrc [-ChoqSsVvUu][-ttag][-ddir][-Bhostname]files...

DESCRIPTION

This program adds files to your dotfiles directory then installs itback into your home directory. It can install files under a tag ordifferent source directory.It supports these options:

HOSTNAME
use the supplied hostname instead of computing one. Implies-o.
copy instead of symlinking when installing the rc file back into yourhome directory
DIR
install dotfiles under the specified directory. This can be specifiedmultiple times.
show usage instructions.
install dotfiles into the host-specific directory
decrease verbosity
treat the specified rc files as files to be symlinked, even if they aredirectories
if the rc file is a file, symlink it; otherwise, make a directorystructure as described inrcup(1)in the sectionALGORITHM.This is the default.
TAG
install dotfiles according to tag
the specified files or directories are to be installed without a leadingdot.
the specified files or directories are to be installed with a leading dot. Thisis the default.
increase verbosity. This can be repeated for extra verbosity.
show the version number.

ENVIRONMENT

User configuration file. Defaults to~/.rcrc.

FILES

~/.dotfiles~/.rcrc

EXAMPLES

mkrc ~/.vimrc
mkrc -t zsh -d company-dotfiles ~/.zshrc ~/.zlogin
mkrc -o ~/.rcrc
mkrc -C .ssh
mkrc -S .zpretzo
mkrc -U bin

SEE ALSO

lsrc(1),rcdn(1),rcup(1),rcrc(5),rcm(7)

AUTHORS

mkrcis maintained byMike Burns<mburns@thoughtbot.com>andthoughtbot

July 28, 2013 Debian