homeshick ☆

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Description:
Git dotfiles synchronizer written in bash

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: dotfiles bash git synchronization configuration-management

Install: brew install homeshick

About:
Homeshick is a Git-based dotfiles manager that symlinks your configuration files from a Git repository into your home directory. It enables easy synchronization of dotfiles across multiple machines while keeping them version controlled. The tool is written in pure Bash, making it lightweight and highly portable without external dependencies.

Key Features:

Git-based version control for dotfiles
Bash-only implementation for maximum portability
Symlink-based file management
Support for multiple castles (repositories)
Simple commands for linking and updating

Use Cases:

Synchronizing shell configurations across multiple machines
Managing dotfiles with version control
Setting up new development environments quickly

Alternatives:

chezmoi – More feature-rich with encryption and templating, but written in Go
GNU stow – Symlink farm manager without Git integration
yadm – Git-based with encryption, but requires Git 2.0+

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Jan 2, 2025 10:11pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	86427923
Dec 15, 2024 11:20am		0	VERSION_BUMP	817d69fb