Dotfile

A dotfile, in the sense punktf uses it, can be of two different kinds:

• A normal file
• A directory containing files

The options for both are the same (look at [[Profiles|Profiles]] for more details), but they differ in some ways:

1. If a directory get's deployed all files contained within it will also get deployed.

2. The contents of a directory are put in the root of the deployment target directory

   For example:

   • profile.target: /home/demo
   • dotfile.path: config_linux (is directory)

   Then all children of config_linux will be deployed under /home/demo e.g. /home/demo/.bashrc

   This behaviour can be influenced in two different ways:

   1. Set dotfile.overwrite_target: This will used instead of profile.target. All files will still land in the root.

   2. Set dotfile.rename: With this option a name for the directory can be set

      For example:

      • profile.target: /home/demo
      • dotfile.path: config_linux (is directory)
      • dotfile.rename: .config

      Then all children of config_linux will be deployed under /home/demo/.config e.g. /home/demo/.config/.bashrc