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homeshick: Symlink all files from a castle.

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$ homeshick link ${castle_name}

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The command "homeshick link ${castle_name}" is a command related to the Homeshick tool. Homeshick is a tool for managing dotfiles (configuration files) in a Git repository. It helps in easily organizing, syncing, and managing dotfiles across different systems.

In this particular command, ${castle_name} is a placeholder for the name of the dotfiles castle (repository) that you want to link. When you run this command, Homeshick will create symbolic links from the dotfiles in the specified castle to their appropriate locations in your home directory. This allows your dotfiles to be applied and used on the current system.

For example, if you have a castle named "mydotfiles" containing your dotfiles, running the command "homeshick link mydotfiles" will link the dotfiles in the "mydotfiles" castle to their respective locations in your home directory (e.g., ~/.bashrc, ~/.vimrc, etc.). This ensures that your dotfiles are correctly sourced and utilized on the system where you executed the command.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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