Config Directory README Template

Config Directory README Template

Use this template for XDG config directories, dotfiles, script folders, and any local directory you'll return to later wondering "what is this?"

The audience is future-you, probably confused.

[Tool/Directory Name] Config

Last reviewed: [YYYY-MM-DD]

[One sentence: what this directory configures and why you have custom config]

What's Here

[Subdirectory 1] (if complex enough to warrant detail)

[Brief explanation of what's in this subdirectory]

[Subdirectory 2]

[Brief explanation]

Why This Setup

[1-2 paragraphs explaining your philosophy or goals for this config. What problems were you solving? What workflow are you optimizing for?]

How to Extend

Adding a new [thing]

1. [Step 1]
2. [Step 2]
3. [Step 3]

Adding a new [other thing]

1. [Steps]

Dependencies

[What needs to be installed for this config to work]

[Install commands if applicable]

Gotchas

• [Thing that will confuse future-you]
• [Non-obvious behavior]
• [Files that shouldn't be edited directly]
• [Order dependencies or load sequences]

Sync/Backup

[How this config is backed up or synced across machines, if applicable]

Related

• [Link to tool's official docs]
• [Link to your dotfiles repo if this is part of it]
• [Other relevant resources]