Other Commands¶

diff¶

Show uncommitted changes in tracked files.

dot-man diff
dot-man diff --branch work    # Compare with another branch

log¶

Show commit history for the current branch.

dot-man log          # recent commits
dot-man log -n 10    # last ten

tag¶

Create and manage tag snapshots for rollback.

dot-man tag create v1.0   # snapshot before risky changes
dot-man tag list          # see restore points
dot-man tag delete v1.0   # drop one

remote¶

Configure remote sync.

dot-man remote get   # show configured URL
dot-man sync         # push and pull

sync¶

Push/pull to remote.

dot-man sync               # both directions
dot-man sync --push-only   # push without pulling

discover¶

Auto-discover common dotfile locations.

dot-man discover         # list what it finds
dot-man discover --add   # track everything found

hooks¶

Manage deploy hooks.

dot-man hooks list               # see all hook slots
dot-man hooks create post deploy # scaffold a script

template¶

Show template variable values.

dot-man template list         # all variables
dot-man template get HOSTNAME # one value

completions¶

Install shell completions.

dot-man completions --shell fish

watch¶

Watch for file changes and auto-save.

dot-man watch                     # auto-save on change
dot-man watch --interval 30       # poll every 30s

help¶

Show the happy-path commands for everyday use (init, add, status, navigate, deploy, doctor). Bare dot-man --help shows the same short listing.

dot-man help                 # happy-path commands
dot-man help-all             # every command, incl. aliases
dot-man help --install-man   # install dot-man.1 to ~/.local/share/man