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Life & fun · December 13, 2021

A cross-platform, modular dotfiles installer for my personal setup

A cross-platform, modular dotfiles installer for my personal setup - spywhere/dotfiles

A cross-platform, modular dotfiles installer for my personal setup launched on December 13, 2021 with 10 votes, #1,114 of 2,707 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.

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In plain words

This is a cross-platform, modular dotfiles installer designed for personal system configuration management. It allows users to organize and deploy configuration files across different operating systems using a modular approach. The tool is hosted on GitHub and targets developers and system administrators who need to maintain consistent setups across multiple machines. Its modular design enables users to selectively install only the components they need for their specific environment.

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