How can I add all the files in ~/.ncmpcpp except one? about dotfiles HOT 4 CLOSED

Hey Joe, so you have a directory called ~/.ncmpcpp containing some (but not all) files that you wish to manage in your dotfiles repo?

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Yes, that's exactly right. I'd like to add the dir .ncmpcpp but NOT add every single file in it. I've tried adding the files I don't want to the ignore list to no avail. Can I nest them inside a dir called ncmpcpp within ~/dotfiles? BTW, I've already tried this and it didn't work. But I thought I'd ask. Thanks!

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This is totally possible, but you'll need to do some manual setup as it's not available through the commandline interface. The feature you'll need is called packages. Here's how to make this work:

1. Make backups of the files you care about in case something goes wrong and until you've verified that everything is as it should be.

2. In your repository, create a directory (I'm assuming default prefix) called ncmpcpp.

3. In your repository, create a file .dotfilesrc at the root that contains at least:

   [dotfiles]
   packages = [ 'ncmpcpp' ]
   

4. From the real directory ~/.ncmpcpp, move the files you want in your repository into the directory you created, default would be `~/Dotfiles/ncmpcpp/'. So now the only files left in the real directory are the one's you don't care to keep synced and the only files in the repository directory are the ones you do care to keep synced.

5. Because of the packages directive in the config file you created, issuing:

dotfiles -s

Should create the symlinks correctly and you should be in good shape. Let me know how it goes.

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Worked perfectly. Thanks for your help!

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