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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Dotbot makes installing your dotfiles as easy as `git clone $url && cd dotfiles - [Configuration](#configuration) - [Directives](#directives) ([Link](#link), [Create](#create), [Shell](#shell), [Clean](#clean), [Defaults](#defaults)) - [Plugins](#plugins) +- [Command-line Arguments](#command-line-arguments) - [Wiki][wiki] --- @@ -359,6 +360,23 @@ Plugins are loaded using the `--plugin` and `--plugin-dir` options, using either absolute paths or paths relative to the base directory. It is recommended that these options are added directly to the `install` script. +## Command-line Arguments + +Dotbot takes a number of command-line arguments; you can run Dotbot with +`--help`, e.g. by running `./install --help`, to see the full list of options. +Here, we highlight a couple that are particularly interesting. + +### `--only` + +You can call `./install --only [list of directives]`, such as `./install --only +link`, and Dotbot will only run those sections of the config file. + +### `--except` + +You can call `./install --except [list of directives]`, such as `./install +--except shell`, and Dotbot will run all the sections of the config file except +the ones listed. + ## Wiki Check out the [Dotbot wiki][wiki] for more information, tips and tricks, |