emplace

Command-line tool to mirror installed software on multiple machines.

Features

• [x] Outputs a human-readable (RON) file to sync between machines: .emplace
• [x] Version control with git to automatically push & pull updates
• [x] Automatic prompt after installing a package
• [x] Integrates well with dotfiles repositories
• Package managers supported:
  • [x] Apt
  • [x] Pacman
  • [x] Snap
  • [x] Chocolatey
  • [x] Scoop
  • [x] Cargo
  • [x] Rustup Component
  • [x] Python Pip
  • [x] Python Pip 3
  • [x] Node Package Manager
• Shells supported:
  • [x] Bash
  • [x] Zsh
  • [X] Fish

Installation

Getting Started

1. Install the emplace binary:

   Rust

   sh cargo install emplace

2. Add the init script to your shell's config file:

   Bash

   Add the following to the end of ~/.bashrc:

   ```sh

   ~/.bashrc

   source <(emplace init bash) ```

   Zsh

   Add the following to the end of ~/.zshrc:

   ```sh

   ~/.zshrc

   eval "$(emplace init zsh)" ```

   Fish

   Add the following to the end of ~/.config/fish/config.fish:

   ```sh

   ~/.config/fish/config.fish

   emplace init fish | source ```

Usage

Mirroring Packages

Invoke the supported package manager of choice using the command line in a normal way and you will automatically be prompted to mirror the package, for example:

```sh cargo install topgrade

-- or --

rustup component add rustfmt

-- or --

sudo apt install meld

-- or --

pacman -Sy zsh

-- or --

sudo snap install scrcpy

-- or --

npm install -g release

-- or --

pip3 install --user termtosvg

-- or --

choco install neovim

-- or --

scoop install curl ```

Synchronizing On Another Machine

Just invoke emplace install and you will be prompted with the packages to install:

sh emplace install

Removing Synchronized Packages

Run emplace clean and select the packages you want to be cleaned, they won't be removed from your system.