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How to keep my OSX settings under version-control?

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Mar 15, 20261572 views
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Coming from Linux, I've gotten in the habit of keeping my config files under a git repository. Since I got a macbook however, I've made a lot of tweaks through and preferences panels, but don't really know where to look for the plist files (I presume) that store those settings. Any idea how to get …

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Your personal preferences, application support files, caches, etc. are primarily stored in . Some applications (those derived from BSD) save hidden files and directories directly in , other pollute . You personal user settings (everything you do wit…

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