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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
Issues
while technically supported, it's not possible to change or unmount a changeset once mounted. this is because the mount will become immediately busy, preventing fusermount from being able to unmount it.