deploy

Deploy files from a branch to your system.

Usage

dot-man deploy
dot-man deploy --branch work
dot-man deploy --dry-run
dot-man deploy --force

What It Does

1. Reads the target branch's dot-man.toml configuration
2. Copies files from the repository to their local paths
3. Runs pre/post deploy hooks if configured
4. Handles secret decryption (restores encrypted values)

Options

Flag	Description
--branch, -b	Branch to deploy from (default: current)
--dry-run, -n	Show what would be deployed without making changes
--force, -f	Overwrite existing files without prompting
--section, -s	Deploy only a specific section

Examples

# Deploy current branch
dot-man deploy

# Preview deployment
dot-man deploy --dry-run

# Deploy from another branch
dot-man deploy --branch work

# Deploy specific section
dot-man deploy --section nvim

Deploy Behaviour

Strategy	Behaviour
replace	Overwrite existing files (default)
rename_old	Back up existing file as file.bak before overwriting
ignore	Skip if file already exists

Symlink Mode

If deploy_method = "symlink" is set in a section, files are symlinked instead of copied:

[hyprland]
paths = ["~/.config/hypr"]
deploy_method = "symlink"

Hooks

Pre/post deploy hooks run automatically:

[nvim]
paths = ["~/.config/nvim"]
pre_deploy = "nvim --headless +qa"
post_deploy = "nvim --headless +PackerSync +qa"