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create-dotfiles-repo

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Scaffold your dotfiles repo

Software Engineering#automation#github#scaffolding#dotfiles#configuration#developer setup
AuthorPlagueHO
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates the creation of a personal dotfiles repository on GitHub, streamlining the setup of development environments across multiple machines.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated Discovery: Scans your current workspace for common configuration files (shell, git, editor, etc.).
  • Interactive Interview: Prompts you to confirm which files to include and helps sanitize sensitive information.
  • Bootstrap Installer Generation: Creates shell and PowerShell scripts to easily symlink dotfiles and install packages on new systems.
  • GitHub Repository Creation: Initializes and pushes the new dotfiles repository to your chosen GitHub organization.
  • Use Case: Setting up a new laptop? Run this Skill to quickly generate a well-organized dotfiles repository from your existing configurations, complete with an installer script, ready to deploy your personalized environment.

Quick Start

Use the create dotfiles repo skill to scaffold a new dotfiles repository in your GitHub organization.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

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Please help me install this Skill:
Name: create-dotfiles-repo
Download link: https://github.com/PlagueHO/plagueho.os/archive/main.zip#create-dotfiles-repo

Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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