rootrat

A simple dotfiles manager. Track files and directories, sync them between your system and a git-backed repo.

Install

cargo install rootrat

Quick start

# Initialize a new dotfiles repo
mkdir ~/dotfiles && cd ~/dotfiles
rootrat init

# Start tracking files
rootrat add ~/.config/ghostty/config
rootrat add ~/.config/nvim  # directories work too

# See what's tracked
rootrat status

# After editing your dotfiles, collect changes into the repo
rootrat collect

# On another machine, clone and apply
rootrat init github.com/you/dotfiles

Commands

How it works

rootrat keeps two config files:

• ~/.config/rootrat/rootrat.toml -- points to your repo directory
• <repo>/rootrat.toml -- lists tracked files, directories, and ignore patterns

All repo changes are auto-committed with git. The repo is yours to push, pull, and share.

License

GPL-3.0