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configctl
a simple wrapper around fuse-overlayfs to manage multiple config changesets
Why?
i have an unhealthy relationship with overlayfs. i also like to easily change my desktop themes without a bunch of symlink swapping
Requirements
- fuse-overlayfs
- systemd
Usage
configctl <changeset> [unmount]
by default, the configctl expects the base configuration set to exist in $XDG_DATA_HOME/config/base (usually ~/.local/share/config/base) and the changesets to exist in $XDG_DATA_HOME/config/changeset. changes while the configuration is mounted will be written to $XDG_STATE_HOME/config/{<changeset>,.work_<changeset>}
configctl my_config
executing the previous command will do the following
- search for
$XDG_DATA_HOME/config/changeset/my_config - create the following directories if they don't already
$XDG_STATE_HOME/config/my_config$XDG_STATE_HOME/config/.work_my_config
- create a service file in
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/systemd/user/my_config-automount.service - mount the base config and the selected changeset
enabling the service file will mount the config on next user login
Notes
when unmounting or changing a configuration changeset, the target mountpoint will be lazily unmounted. there is no guarantee when the volume will be successfully unmount. that said, it should be safe enough to remount a new configuration immediately after.