nickserv / nickserv/dotfiles

Remove .vim directory from source

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enhancement
Dominant language
Lua
Stars
6
Forks
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Description

It's only created to enforce a directory structure, so it should be created in a script instead of being stored in version control.

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Research direction

Inspect the tracked .vim directory and the repository's existing scripts to determine how its directory structure is used. Move creation of that structure into a script, remove the directory from version control, and verify that the resulting dotfiles setup still works with Stow.

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Assessment

Tech stack
vim
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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