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What are dot-files?

I am having a hard time grasping what dot-files are or what they are for. Are they directories? How do I navigate to them? Thank you!

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In Unix/Linux dot-files refers to files/directories with a "." appended to their name. Examples...

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Unix: What's the easiest way to manage dotfiles on Github by using symlinks?

Tell it to me like I am a child please. Do you symlink from the repo TO your home directory or vice-versa?

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I don't know, if it is the best or easiest way, but I got my inspiration for https://github.com/rathier...

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Can I use shell command in .irssi/config?

I'd like to remove my Freenode password from my config file and insert it via Awk instead.  Is this possible? I currently have a line that automatically logs me in like so: autosendcmd = "/msg nickserv identify MY_PASSWORD;wait 2000"; If possible...

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you can use irssi's /exec command to execute gpg and then print the result to be executed as an irssi...

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How can I use Awk to insert GitHub token into .gitconfig?

I've seen people using lines like this to pull in their Github token: token = !security find-generic-password -gs \"GitHub API Token\" 2>&1 >/dev/null | awk '/password/ {print $2}' | tr -d \\\"  How can I do I more generic...

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I’m not entirely sure what you’re asking, but if the token is stored in ~/.gitconfig...

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What are some popular dot-file repositories that are helpful to learn from and use?

How do I find dot-file repositories from more experienced programmers? Dot-file repositories might include files such as .bashrc, .vimrc, etc. An example might be: sontek/dotfiles (Personally, I am more interested in linux-based / vim-based dot-files...

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You should check out dotfiles.github.com It's a good starting place, it contains (by which I mean, links...

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