How many times have you seen a repo with a custom RC installer of .bashrc or .zshrc files? Repos with a file, like these: https://github.com/mcorah/configs/blob/master/install.sh https://github.com/nathschmidt/bashrc/blob/master/install.sh Examples are numerous, since everyone is reinventing a wheel. I have done it once or twice. So eventually, I have decided to write my own “nano- ” that solves exactly this problem and that can be used with any config out there. Here is how the for my config repo looks like: framework README.md In order to install config please do: cd /tmpgit clone https://github.com/OwnInfrastructure/configs.gitcd configsRC_PATH=.commonrccurl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/b0noI/rcinstaller/master/install.sh | bash /dev/stdin $RC_PATH The main line that I want to bring to your attention is the following: curl -s | bash /dev/stdin $RC_PATH https://raw.githubusercontent.com/b0noI/rcinstaller/master/install.sh This is the example of a usage of the “rcinstaller”, the “nano-framework” that installs script to the .bashrc and/or .zshrc. The home of the framework is . repo here Now anyone can just create a config repo with configs and use this framework in a README file to describe the installation without re-implementing the wheel. How I Can Use It? It is simple, just add something like the following to your README file: curl -s | bash /dev/stdin <path_to_my_awesome_rc_file> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/b0noI/rcinstaller/master/install.sh How Does the “rcinstaller” Work? Overall, the script executes the following steps: checks if the ~/.profile.d directory exists and if not — created it; adds “[ -f ${HOME}/.profile.d/ .sh” to the .zshrc (if it is not exists there already); .sh ] && source ${HOME}/.profile.d/ same for the .bashrc; copies the rc file from the input (or .commonrc if there is no input) from the current directory to the: ~/.profile.d. Currently, it requires your rc files to have a unique name. This is needed simply because the script will overwrite whatever is in the file with the same name. Also, it works only with one input script at a time. How I Can Help? If you would like to help, there are that need to be implemented, any help would be highly appreciated. You can add a star to the repo as well, or just share the article with your friends. some feature requests and issues Also I have the page;) Patreon

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