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@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@ # Overview of setting profiles for accounts -FIXME +Shell accounts can have one or more profiles applied. + +shell account profiles are used to track specific files, +either for general setup or for high-level project tracking. + +The tool `vcsh` is used to manage shell profiles. + + +## General shell setup + +... + +Example profiles: + + * mail + * design-graphics + * design-web + + +## Project tracking + +Example profiles: + + * REDPILL - sub-projects part of the Redpill project + * Redpill "Features" + * Redpill vcsh templates @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Using shell account profile + + +## Status + + vcsh status + +This shows you the profiles known to vcsh, +and their state - +e.g. if some settings files contain local changes not tracked. + + +## Update a tracked settings file + + vcsh $PROFILE commit $PATH_TO_FILE + +As an example, +you have changed the configuration of your email client, +and want to update your profile tracking - +e.g. to distribute that change to your other shell environments. + + vcsh mail commit ~/.thunderbird/profiles.ini + +The command is a wrapper for `git commit ...` +and can take ordinary git options, e.g. `-m "some commit message..."`. + +Later when you use another shell environment +(or when others in your organisation has done the above) +you can apply those changes here like this: + + vcsh pull + +In case of collision, +vcsh will warn and you can work it out with git commands, +where `git` is replaced by `vcsh $PROJECT`. + + +## More information + + vcsh help + man vcsh |