Managing Work Dotfiles

Managing Work Dotfiles

This skill manages work-specific dotfiles using a separate git bare repo, keeping them isolated from personal dotfiles.

Repository Info

• Remote: git@ghe.spotify.net:thopper/dotfiles.git
• Work tree: $HOME
• Git directory: ~/.local/share/yadm-work/repo.git
• Function: yadm-work (defined in ~/.config/fish/fish-work.fish)

Key Principle: Use yadm-work

The yadm-work function wraps git with the correct directories:

yadm-work status
yadm-work add <file>
yadm-work commit -m "message"
yadm-work push

This is equivalent to:

git --git-dir="$HOME/.local/share/yadm-work/repo.git" --work-tree="$HOME" <command>

Initial Setup

If not yet initialized on a new machine:

# Create the directory
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/yadm-work

# Clone as bare repo
git clone --bare git@ghe.spotify.net:thopper/dotfiles.git ~/.local/share/yadm-work/repo.git

# Checkout files to home directory
yadm-work checkout

Getting Current State

yadm-work status          # Show modified/staged files
yadm-work ls-files        # List all tracked work files
yadm-work diff            # Show unstaged changes
yadm-work remote -v       # Verify remote is Spotify GHE

Core Operations

Pull from Remote

yadm-work pull

If merge conflicts occur:

1. Run yadm-work status to see conflicted files
2. Edit files to resolve conflicts
3. Stage resolved files: yadm-work add <file>
4. Complete the merge: yadm-work commit

Commit and Push Changes

yadm-work add <file>           # Stage specific file
yadm-work add -u               # Stage all modified tracked files
yadm-work commit -m "message"  # Commit with message
yadm-work push                 # Push to Spotify GHE

Modify Configuration Files

1. Find the relevant file: yadm-work ls-files | grep -i <pattern>
2. Read and understand the current config
3. Make the requested changes
4. Stage, commit, and push:

   yadm-work add <modified-file>
   yadm-work commit -m "Update <config> to <what was changed>"
   yadm-work push
   

Adding/Removing Files

Add a new file to tracking

yadm-work add <new-file>
yadm-work commit -m "Add <file> to work dotfiles"
yadm-work push

Important: When adding new files under ~/.claude/, also update ~/.claude/README.md to document them:

# After adding new .claude files, update the README
yadm-work add ~/.claude/README.md
yadm-work commit -m "Update README with new <item>"
yadm-work push

Stop tracking a file (without deleting it)

yadm-work rm --cached <file>
yadm-work commit -m "Stop tracking <file>"
yadm-work push

Avoiding Conflicts with Personal Dotfiles

Critical: Never track the same file in both personal (yadm) and work (yadm-work) repos.

Check before adding:

# Check if file is in personal dotfiles
yadm ls-files | grep <filename>

# Check if file is in work dotfiles
yadm-work ls-files | grep <filename>

Currently Tracked Files

~/.claude/README.md
~/.claude/skills/add-knowledge/
~/.claude/skills/investigating-pagerduty-incidents/
~/.claude/skills/managing-work-dotfiles/
~/.claude/skills/monitor-deploy/

Useful Commands

yadm-work log --oneline -10    # Recent commits
yadm-work show HEAD            # Last commit details
yadm-work stash                # Stash changes temporarily
yadm-work stash pop            # Restore stashed changes