From 47cae5389da7cf4d305b6ca36f25dfb8bb0bd097 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:53:18 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98:=2020200112=20Use=20Stow=20f?= =?UTF-8?q?or=20configuration=20management=20of=20multiple=20machines?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/tech/20200112 Use Stow for configuration management of multiple machines.md --- ...uration management of multiple machines.md | 60 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20200112 Use Stow for configuration management of multiple machines.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20200112 Use Stow for configuration management of multiple machines.md b/sources/tech/20200112 Use Stow for configuration management of multiple machines.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..68a1eb0ebc --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20200112 Use Stow for configuration management of multiple machines.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +[#]: collector: (lujun9972) +[#]: translator: ( ) +[#]: reviewer: ( ) +[#]: publisher: ( ) +[#]: url: ( ) +[#]: subject: (Use Stow for configuration management of multiple machines) +[#]: via: (https://opensource.com/article/20/1/configuration-management-stow) +[#]: author: (Kevin Sonney https://opensource.com/users/ksonney) + +Use Stow for configuration management of multiple machines +====== +Learn how to use Stow to manage configurations across machines in the +second article in our series on 20 ways to be more productive with open +source in 2020. +![A person programming][1] + +Last year, I brought you 19 days of new (to you) productivity tools for 2019. This year, I'm taking a different approach: building an environment that will allow you to be more productive in the new year, using tools you may or may not already be using. + +### Manage symlinks with Stow + +Yesterday, I explained how I keep my files in sync across multiple machines with [Syncthing][2]. But that's only one of the tools I use to keep my configurations consistent. The other is a seemingly simple tool called [Stow][3]. + +![Stow help screen][4] + +Stow manages symlinks. By default, it makes symlinks from the directory it is in to the directory below it. There are also options to set a source and target directory, but I don't usually use them. + +As I mentioned in the Syncthing [article][5], I use Syncthing to keep a directory called **myconfigs** consistent across all of my machines. The **myconfigs** directory has several subdirectories underneath it. Each subdirectory contains the configuration files for one of the applications I use regularly. + +![myconfigs directory][6] + +On each machine, I change to the **myconfigs** directory and run **stow -S <directory name>** to symlink the files inside the directory to my home directory. For example, under the **vim** directory, I have my **.vimrc** and **.vim** directories. On each machine, I run **stow -S vim** to create the symlinks **~/.vimrc** and **~/.vim**. When I make a change to my Vim configuration on one machine, it applies to ALL of my machines. + +Sometimes, though, I need something machine-specific, which is why I have directories like **msmtp-personal** and **msmtp-elastic** (my employer). Since my **msmtp** SMTP client needs to know what email server to relay through, and each one has different setups and credentials, I can use Stow to swap between the two by "unstowing" one with the **-D** flag and then putting the other in place. + +![Unstow one, stow the other][7] + +Sometimes I find myself adding files to a configuration. For that, there is the "restow" option with **-R**. For example, I like to use a specific font when I use Vim as a graphical application and not a console. The **.gvimrc** file lets me set options that apply only to the graphical version, in addition to the standard **.vimrc** file. When I first set this up, I moved **~/.gvimrc** to **~/myconfigs/vim** and then ran **stow -R vim**, which unlinks and relinks everything in that directory. + +Stow lets me switch between several configurations with a simple command line and, in combination with Syncthing, I can be sure that I have the setup I like for the tools I use ready to go, no matter where I am or where I make changes. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://opensource.com/article/20/1/configuration-management-stow + +作者：[Kevin Sonney][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://opensource.com/users/ksonney +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-full-size/public/lead-images/computer_keyboard_laptop_development_code_woman.png?itok=vbYz6jjb (A person programming) +[2]: https://syncthing.net/ +[3]: https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/ +[4]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/productivity_2-1.png (Stow help screen) +[5]: https://opensource.com/article/20/1/20-productivity-tools-syncthing +[6]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/productivity_2-2.png (myconfigs directory) +[7]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/productivity_2-3.png (Unstow one, stow the other)