X-Git-Url: https://glassweightruler.freedombox.rocks/gitweb/xdg-ninja.git/blobdiff_plain/881b8a05e8719fb86cb4aa5cc1a77409995eb758..fbccb342ab70e856232a6722747cdbe714dedd3b:/README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a86b9c7..6c3bc5e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ A shell script which checks your _$HOME_ for unwanted files and directories.

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When it encounters a file it knows about, it will tell you whether it's possible to move this file to an appropriate location, and how to do it. @@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ The configurations are from the [arch wiki page on XDG_BASE_DIR](https://wiki.ar ## Running +### Using nix + +If you're using [nix](https://nixos.org) and have flakes turned on, you can just run the following command: +```sh +nix run github:b3nj5m1n/xdg-ninja +``` + ### Cloning Manually Clone the repository somewhere, then run the _./xdg-ninja.sh_ script. @@ -36,7 +43,7 @@ To install xdg-ninja with [Homebrew](https://brew.sh), run `brew install xdg-nin ## Configuration -The configuration is done in the _programs/_ directory. +The configuration is done in the _programs/_ directory, which should be located in the same working directory as the xdg-ninja.sh script. This can be overriden with the `XN_PROGRAMS_DIR` environment variable. You define a program, and then a list of files and directories which this program ruthlessly puts into your _$HOME_ directory. @@ -48,15 +55,23 @@ Files in this directory can have any name, but using the name of the program is ### Automatically Generating Configuration -You can download the _xdgnj_ executable from the releases page. Alternatively you can build it from scratch using _cabal_, _stack_, or the provided docker image in _build/_. (To be clear, this is just a tool that will help you automatically generate the config files, you still only need your shell to run the tests) +You can download the _xdgnj_ executable from the releases page. Alternatively, you can use the nix flake or build it from scratch using _cabal_, _stack_, or the provided docker image in _build/_. (To be clear, this is just a tool that will help you automatically generate the config files, you still only need your shell to run the tests) Available commands: ```sh xdgnj add # Adds a new configuration xdgnj prev programs/FILE.json # Preview the configuration for a program +xdgnj edit programs/FILE.json # Edit the configuration for a program xdgnj run # Mostly the same as running the shell script ``` +#### Using nix + +If you're using [nix](https://nixos.org) and have flakes turned on, you can just run the following command: +```sh +nix run github:b3nj5m1n/xdg-ninja#xdgnj-bin ... +``` + #### Building from scratch You can use `cabal build`, `stack build`, or the provided dockerfile in _build/_.