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@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ The conventional name for the configuration file is `install.conf.yaml`. ~/.vim: vim ~/.vimrc: vimrc +- create: + - ~/downloads + - ~/.vim/undo-history + - shell: - [git submodule update --init --recursive, Installing submodules] ``` @@ -119,9 +123,9 @@ Configuration Dotbot uses YAML or JSON-formatted configuration files to let you specify how to set up your dotfiles. Currently, Dotbot knows how to [link](#link) files and -folders, execute [shell](#shell) commands, and [clean](#clean) directories of -broken symbolic links. Dotbot also supports user [plugins](#plugins) for custom -commands. +folders, [create](#create) folders, execute [shell](#shell) commands, and +[clean](#clean) directories of broken symbolic links. Dotbot also supports user +[plugins](#plugins) for custom commands. **Ideally, bootstrap configurations should be idempotent. That is, the installer should be able to be run multiple times without causing any @@ -219,6 +223,25 @@ the following config files equivalent: relink: true ``` +### Create + +Create commands specify empty directories to be created. This can be useful +for scaffolding out folders or parent folder structure required for various +apps, plugins, shell commands, etc. + +#### Format + +Create commands are specified as an array of directories to be created. + +#### Example + +```yaml +- create: + - ~/projects + - ~/downloads + - ~/.vim/undo-history +``` + ### Shell Shell commands specify shell commands to be run. Shell commands are run in the @@ -243,8 +266,8 @@ command itself. ```yaml - shell: - - mkdir -p ~/src - - [mkdir -p ~/downloads, Creating downloads directory] + - chsh -s $(which zsh) + - [chsh -s $(which zsh), Making zsh the default shell] - command: read var && echo Your variable is $var stdin: true |