@0x12b/dotty-cli

Dotty is a tool for managing dotfiles and client rigging on macOS using a simple json config file and homebrew.

Config

Put your config in a file named dotty.config.json, for example in your dotfiles repo.

dotfiles

Parameter	Usage
label	displayed during installation
source	the destination of the symlink
target	the full path of the symlink

brews / casks

Parameter	Usage
name	cask or formula to install
customCheck	command to run to check if its already installed
prepare	command to run before attempting to install
extensionInstallCmd	command to exec to perform extension installations
extensions	string array of extensions for the install cmd

Example

{
  "dotfiles": [{
      "label": "example file",
      "source": "example.json",
      "target": "~/example.json"
    }
  ],
  "brews": [
    { "name": "wget"  },
    { "name": "sshfs" }
  ],
  "casks": [
    {
      "name": "spotify",
      "customCheck": "find /Applications/Spotify.app"
    },
    {
      "name": "dropbox",
      "customCheck": "find /Applications/Dropbox.app"
    },
    {
      "name": "slack",
      "customCheck": "find /Applications/Slack.app"
    },
    {
      "name": "osxfuse",
      "prepare": "brew tap homebrew/cask",
      "customCheck": "find /Library/PreferencePanes/OSXFUSE.prefPane"
    }
  ]
}