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authorTom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz>2020-05-03 21:59:46 +1200
committerTom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz>2020-05-03 21:59:46 +1200
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parentUpdate PGP key (diff)
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Merge branch 'release/v8.26.0'v8.26.0
* release/v8.26.0: Update PGP key Update dotfiles(7) manual page Reformat paragraphs in README.md Remove outdated description of GnuPG config gen Update documentation of personal mail paths Add comment to installation dry run command Suggest creation of recommended path in docs Update recommended path in documentation Remove trailing slashes from default XDG basedir Use a dash rather than a three-period ellipsis
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@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ have been added, making it into a personal suite of custom Unix tools.
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
-$\ git\ clone\ https://sanctum.geek.nz/code/dotfiles.git\ ~/.dotfiles
-$\ cd\ ~/.dotfiles
+$\ mkdir\ \-p\ ~/.local/share
+$\ git\ clone\ https://sanctum.geek.nz/code/dotfiles.git\ ~/.local/share/dotfiles
+$\ cd\ ~/.local/share/dotfiles
$\ git\ submodule\ init
$\ git\ submodule\ update
$\ make
-$\ make\ \-n\ install
+$\ make\ \-n\ install\ \ #\ Check\ output\ carefully
$\ make\ install
\f[]
.fi
@@ -78,18 +79,18 @@ directory to see a list.
.PP
To save a set of \f[C]make\f[] targets useful for a specific user or
host, you can save them in a newline\-separated file
-\f[C]~/.dotfiles.conf\f[], and install using that with the special
-\f[C]install\-conf\f[] target.
+\f[C]~/.local/share/dotfiles.conf\f[], and install using that with the
+special \f[C]install\-conf\f[] target.
This can include variable settings, too:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
$\ cd
-$\ cat\ .dotfiles.conf
+$\ cat\ .local/share/dotfiles.conf
install\-bash
install\-bin
EMAIL=you\@example.com
-$\ make\ \-C\ .dotfiles\ install\-conf
+$\ make\ \-C\ .local/share/dotfiles\ install\-conf
\f[]
.fi
.SS Tools
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ Vim (https://www.vim.org/) \[en] Vi IMproved, a text editor
X11 (https://www.x.org/wiki/) \[en] Windowing system with network
transparency for Unix
.PP
-The configurations for shells, GnuPG, Mutt, tmux, and Vim are the most
+The configurations for shells, Mutt, tmux, and Vim are the most
expansive, and most likely to be of interest.
The i3 configuration is mostly changed to make window switching behave
like Vim windows and tmux panes do, and there's a fair few resources
@@ -230,16 +231,16 @@ A terminal session with my prompt looks something like this:
.nf
\f[C]
~$\ ssh\ remote
-remote:~$\ cd\ .dotfiles
-remote:~/.dotfiles(master+!)$\ git\ status
+remote:~$\ cd\ .local/share/dotfiles
+remote:~/.local/share/dotfiles(master+!)$\ git\ status
\ M\ README.md
M\ \ bash/bashrc.d/prompt.bash
A\ \ init
-remote:~/.dotfiles(master+!)$\ foobar
+remote:~/.local/share/dotfiles(master+!)$\ foobar
foobar:\ command\ not\ found
-remote:~/.dotfiles(master+!)<127>$\ sleep\ 5\ &
+remote:~/.local/share/dotfiles(master+!)<127>$\ sleep\ 5\ &
[1]\ 28937
-remote:~/.dotfiles(master+!){1}$
+remote:~/.local/share/dotfiles(master+!){1}$
\f[]
.fi
.PP
@@ -431,18 +432,11 @@ All shells in this family default to a yellow prompt if detected.
These are experimental; I do not like Z shell much at the moment.
The files started as a joke (\f[C]exec\ bash\f[]).
\f[C]zsh\f[] shells default to having a prompt colored cyan.
-.SS GnuPG
-.PP
-The configuration for GnuPG is intended to follow RiseUp's OpenPGP best
-practices (https://riseup.net/en/security/message-security/openpgp/best-practices).
-The configuration file is rebuilt using \f[C]mi5(1df)\f[] and
-\f[C]make(1)\f[] because it requires hard\-coding a path to the SKS
-keyserver certificate authority, and neither tilde nor \f[C]$HOME\f[]
-expansion works for this.
.SS Mutt
.PP
-My mail is kept in individual Maildirs under \f[C]~/Mail\f[], with
-\f[C]inbox\f[] being where most unfiltered mail is sent.
+My mail is kept in individual Maildirs under \f[C]~/mail\f[], with the
+system mail spool in e.g.
+\f[C]/var/mail/tejr\f[] being where most unfiltered mail is sent.
I use Getmail (http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/),
maildrop (https://www.courier-mta.org/maildrop/), and
msmtp (https://marlam.de/msmtp/); the configurations for these are not