Transferring bash-it config between computers

[bsgreenb]

Is there a file that stores settings/what's enabled that I could transfer from one comp to the next to transfer over my bash-it config?

[JTarasovic]

No. The enabled plugins, aliases and completions are just symlinks from the available to the enabled directory.

It'd be an enhancement to be able to read from and write to file in install.sh.

[aaroncaito]

@bsgreenb I use a ~/etc.git to keep track of my stuff.
mkdir ~/etc && mv ~/.bash_profile ~/etc/bash_profile && ln -s ~/etc/bash_profile ~/.bash_profile && mv ~/.bash_it ~/etc/bash_it && ln -s ~/etc/bash_it ~/.bash_it
I move most my .dotfiles and other config type stuff in to ~/etc and symlink where it belongs. then I keep my etc backed up. I use boxen (osx specific sadly) to create those repos and symlinks for new systems to help keep everything in sync. there are probably more elegant solutions but this is what i'm doing now.

Be mindful that you dont commit private keys or other sensitive data. If you need passwords in scripts and such you can make a file out of vc to load your environment then use those env vars in your scripts.

[cornfeedhobo]

@bsgreenb I copy the entire directory to my new computer, or restore from a back up. I'd say that if you want a settings export feature, a PR would be more than welcomed.

@nwinkler my guess is that this can be closed.

[davidpfarrell]

I posted this somewhere else around here, but think sharing it here could be useful too:

bashit-backup.sh (gist)

# Exports Bash-it components as a series of 'enable' commands.
# The output can be saved to a file and sourced as needed to re-enable components.
# A 'disable all' statement is present for each component, but commented by default.

[nwinkler]

Thanks for posting your Gist here! I use a similar script that also produces an executable file with all the enable/disable statements. It can be found here: https://github.com/nwinkler/dotfiles/blob/master/home/bin/backup-bash-it

I'm wondering whether we want to either add this to the Wiki section, or add it as a function to Bash-it. Something like bash-it backup...

[finn-matti]

Why was this closed? It seems backup is not a recognized function of bash-it.

[davidpfarrell]

Hey @finn-matti ,

I think this was closed since, at the time, the discussion resulted in some working solutions (for example, see the gist I link to a couple posts above)

However, there is also a current effort to bring some form of official support to bash-it:

• add profile subcommand

So keep an eye on that PR !

[finn-matti]

@davidpfarrell That looks great. Also thanks for the clarification. 👍