dotfiles-generator
v2.0.0
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Utility to auto-generate dotfiles like .gitignore, .editorconfig etc. in your project.
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Dotfiles Generator
Utility to auto-generate dotfiles like .gitignore, .editorconfig etc. in your project.
Installation | Usage | Available dotfiles | Contributing | License
Installation
Global Installation
Global installation is recommended; it allows you to generate and update dotfiles in any folder without specifying an absolute path.
npm install dotfiles-generator --g
Local Installation
You can also install dotfiles-generator
locally as a dev dependency, and it will automatically add the common dotfiles required for any project. If a dotfile already exist, it will be skipped.
npm install dotfiles-generator --save-dev
Usage
Once the dotfiles-generator
is installed globally, you can add all available dotfiles by passing their name as argument. For e.g.
dotfiles-generator .gitignore .editorconfig
This will add .gitignore
and .editorconfig
in your current working directory. You can also specify -d
or --destination
to add dotfiles in any other directory.
dotfiles-generator .gitignore .editorconfig -d examples/
If you have installed dotfiles-generator
as local dependency, you can still access the command line by running from node_modules/.bin
node node_modules/.bin/dotfiles-generator .gitignore .editorconfig
Overwriting
If any of the dotfile already exist, dotfiles-generator
will not overwrite by default. To force overwrite, you need to pass --overwrite
. For e.g.
dotfiles-generator .gitignore .editorconfig --overwrite
Available dotfiles
.gitignore
.editorconfig
.npmignore
Contributing
If you also like the idea of creating standard dotfiles, which can be shared with others, and you think you can contribute by improving the currently available dotfiles or adding new ones, please send a pull request.
Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.
Authors
- Sunil Kumar - @sun1lkumar
See also the list of contributors who participated in this project.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details