rcm ☆

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Description:
RC file (dotfile) management

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @thoughtbot | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: dotfiles configuration-management symlinks developer-tools productivity

Install: brew install rcm

About:
rcm is a suite of tools that manages your dotfiles (configuration files) in your home directory. It allows you to store your configuration in a dedicated directory, versioned with Git, and then link them to the correct locations. This simplifies syncing your environment across multiple machines and makes managing complex configurations easy.

Key Features:

Symlinks dotfiles from a central repo to the home directory
Handles OS-specific and host-specific file variants
Integrates with Git for version control and distribution
Provides commands like rcup, rcdown, and lsrc for management

Use Cases:

Synchronizing development environments across multiple machines
Managing dotfiles for different operating systems (macOS, Linux)
Keeping configuration files under version control

Alternatives:

GNU Stow – Stow is a general-purpose symlink farm manager, while rcm is specifically designed for dotfiles with Git integration and host-specific features.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 24, 2024 6:20pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	22f25f53