https://ponfertato.potatoenergy.ru/en/tags/versioning/Recent content in Versioning on PonfertatoHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2019-2026 Ponfertatohttps://ponfertato.potatoenergy.ru/en/projects/config-symlinks/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://ponfertato.potatoenergy.ru/en/projects/config-symlinks/<p>App configurations are scattered across the system:</p> <ul> <li><code>~/.config/</code>, <code>AppData\Roaming\</code>, <code>Documents\</code>, <code>~/.minecraft/</code></li> <li>Lost on OS reinstall or device change</li> <li>Manual copying is slow, error-prone, unversioned</li> </ul> <h2 class="relative group">The Solution <div id="the-solution" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#the-solution" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>Store configurations in a Git repository and connect them to target paths via <strong>symbolic links</strong>.</p> <div class="highlight-wrapper"><div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-text" data-lang="text"><span style="display:flex;"><span>~/.config/nixcfg/ (Git repo) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> ↓ (symlink) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>~/.config/nix/ (actual location) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>~/Git/PowerShell-Stuff/ (Git repo) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> ↓ (mklink /D) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>C:\Users\&lt;user&gt;\Documents\PowerShell\ (actual location)</span></span></code></pre></div></div> <p><strong>Benefits</strong>:</p>