Dotfiles Link

Status: Optional

The 40-dotfiles-link.sh script automates the creation of symbolic links from your local dotfiles repository to the system configuration directories.

How It Works

1. Checks that ~/.dotfiles exists. If missing, the script exits with a warning.
2. Creates ~/.config if it does not already exist.
3. Calls link_file() for each mapping listed below. link_file accepts a source path and a destination path.

Current Mappings

Source	Destination	Type
~/.dotfiles/config/nvim	~/.config/nvim	Directory
~/.dotfiles/config/starship.toml	~/.config/starship.toml	File

Safety

The link_file helper never overwrites existing files or directories. Before creating a symlink it checks whether the destination already exists — if it does, the link is skipped and a timestamped log message records the decision. This means you can re-run the script at any time without risking data loss.

Running

bash workstation/40-dotfiles-link.sh

Adding Your Own

To link additional dotfiles, add a link_file call to the script:

link_file "$HOME/.dotfiles/config/tmux/tmux.conf" "$HOME/.config/tmux/tmux.conf"

The function handles directory creation, existence checks, and logging automatically.

Source

View the full source on GitHub.