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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 2 points 8 months ago

Is that the issues your project is solving?

That's exactly it, and also the fact that git doesn't follow symlinks. Just a word of warning, If you are still inexperienced I suggest you run my tool manually instead of automating it with git hooks, as it is inherently less secure. In the post I linked in the description you can see some of the precautions I took to make it more secure. Still, running it manually is fine.

Feel free to give some feedback if you start using the tool 🙂