RCRC(5)

NAME
rcrc - configuration for rcm

SYNOPSIS
X = " a b c "

DESCRIPTION
The rcm dotfile manager can be configured using a .rcrc file in your home directory. This location can be changed by setting the RCRC environment variable. The format is POSIX shell. It is sourced in by the lsrc(1), mkrc(1), rcdn(1), and rcup(1) programs.

It supports these variables:

COPY_ALWAYS
    always copy files that match the listed globs, never symlink them.

DOTFILES_DIRS
    the source directories for dotfiles. The first in the list is the source to which dotfiles created using mkrc(1) are installed. The default value is ~/.dotfiles

EXCLUDES
    a space-separated list of exclude patterns. Exclude patterns are explained in detail in lsrc(1) under the section EXCLUDE PATTERN.

HOSTNAME
    the hostname for this computer. This is normally computed using the hostname(1) command, but this command is non-standard and can prove unreliable. The HOSTNAME variable forces a known hostname.

TAGS
    the default tags.

SYMLINK_DIRS
    a space-separated list of patterns. Directories matching a pattern are symlinked instead of descended. Patterns are explained in detail in lsrc(1) under the section EXCLUDE PATTERN.

UNDOTTED
    a space separated list of patterns. Files matching this pattern will be symlinked without a leading dot. If a file is also in SYMLINK_DIRS, then the directory will be symlinked without a leading dot. Patterns are explained in detail in lsrc(1) under the section EXCLUDE PATTERN.

FILES
~/.rcrc

EXAMPLES
    COPY_ALWAYS="ssh/id_* weechat/* netrc"
    COPY_ALWAYS="*"
    DOTFILES_DIRS="/home/mike/.dotfiles /usr/share/dotfiles"
    EXCLUDES="irbrc *:*emacs* dotfiles:python*"
    HOSTNAME="eggplant"
    TAGS="freebsd development email git laptop gmail notmuch"
    SYMLINK_DIRS="zprezto texmf"
    UNDOTTED="texmf"

SEE ALSO
lsrc(1), mkrc(1), rcdn(1), rcup(1), rcm(7)

AUTHORS
rcrc is maintained by Mike Burns <mburns@thoughtbot.com> and thoughtbot: http://thoughtbot.se

BUGS
We only expand tilde inside DOTFILES_DIRS and not inside any patterns. For more notes on the caution you should exercise around patterns, see the BUGS section of lsrc(1).