glink - GOLang symlink manager

BETA: This project is in active development. Please check out the issues and contribute if you're interested in helping out.

glink

tl;dr: glink, a.k.a GOlang Symbolic Link (symlink), is an open-source software built-in with the main aim of being a personal alternative to GNU Stow.

As GNU Stow, glink is a symlink farm manager which takes distinct packages of software and/or data located in separate directories on the filesystem, and makes them appear to be installed in the same place.

With glink it is eeasy to track and manage configuration files in the user's home directory, especially when coupled with version control systems.

How to install

Homebrew

To install glink, run the following homebrew command:

brew install waldirborbajr/glink/glink

Go

Alternatively, you can install glink using Go's go install command:

go install github.com/waldirborbajr/glink@latest

This will download and install the latest version of glink. Make sure that your Go environment is properly set up.

Note: Do you want this on another package manager? Create an issue and let me know!

How to use

The main goal of glink is to be as simple as that, easy peasy lemon squeezy, with few commands and straight to the target.

# To create a link to $HOMR
glink l

# To force overwrite existing link : **TODO** not implemented
glink f -f

# To remove (kill) all symblinks : **TODO** not implemented
glink k

# To remove a specific symblinks : **TODO** not implemented
glink r symlink-name


# To print all symlink created : **TODO** not implemented
glink p

.glink-ignore`

You can add files/directories to ignore list, so when execute glink the content will no be linked.

touch .glink-ignore

Contributing to glink

If you are interested in contributing to glink, we would love to have your help! You can start by checking out the open issues on our GitHub repository to see if there is anything you can help with. You can also suggest new features or feel free to create a new feature by opening a new issue.

To contribute code to glink, you will need to fork the repository and create a new branch for your changes. Once you have made your changes, you can submit a pull request for them to be reviewed and merged into the main codebase.

Contributors

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