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I built a tool for managing config files (github.com)

submitted 8 months ago by edinbruh@feddit.it to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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So, some times ago I had this question https://feddit.it/post/22496010 about how to manage my system configuration, storing it on a repository or something.

Many people recommended using ansible to manage the system as a whole, but my system was already up and running, what I wanted instead was something to move around files while fixing up their permissions, so I build a python script for that.

The script grew more refined as time went on, and so now I'm publishing it so anyone can use it.

p.s.: this script is purely python and has no external dependencies!

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[–] edinbruh@feddit.it 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's cool, people are mostly looking for something like your usecase. I got suggested stow or stow-like tools a lot when exploring this. And when they understood what I wanted, they just suggested ansible... Which would work when starting from scratch, but wasn't right for me. I made copicat mostly because I am actually using it, and then decided to make it public because really I didn't find anything like it.

[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago

I would like to add that I did look at the GitHub before commenting. And I still didn't get it. Matthew with just explain what it does, but also why is different from the common tools/suggestions that seem similar. Maybe it's more about highlighting the differences (or the additional capabilities).