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by twp 1263 days ago
Bare git repos have lots of limitations, namely:

* Maintaining per-machine configurations is a hassle, usually involving a lot of manual branch juggling.

* There's no support for storing secrets in a password manager or in encrypted files.

Read more reasons why dotfile managers are better than bare git repos at https://www.chezmoi.io/why-use-chezmoi/#i-already-have-a-sys...

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Been using chezmoi for years and it's great! If you are the person who created this I just want to say thank you! :)