Top "Dotfiles" questions

Regex to catch all files but those starting with "."

In a directory with mixed content such as: .afile .anotherfile bfile.file bnotherfile.file .afolder/ .anotherfolder/ bfolder/ bnotherfolder/ How would …

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Is there a guideline for Unix config files

Most config files are ini files (format: name=value\n). Is there any documentation or an article/guideline on this …

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Can I change the input color of my Bash prompt to something different than the terminal default?

My default terminal color is gray, and that's fine. My Bash prompt displays a bunch of colors, and this works …

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How to maintain (mostly) parallel branches with only a few difference

Scenario: I'm trying to get my unix dot-files under git. I have to work between (at least) the cygwin environment …

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Bash find, exclude parent?

I have a folder with some dotfiles I would like to make symlinks for. I cannot see an easy way …

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What is a proper way to pass a parameter to Set-Alias in powershell?

A little background: I use PowerShell on windows xp at work and I set a bunch of useful shortcuts in …

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