dotbins – manages CLI tool binaries in your dotfiles repository

dotbins manages CLI tool binaries in your dotfiles repository, offering:

• Cross-platform binary management (Linux, macOS, Windows).
• No admin privileges required.
• Version-controlled CLI tools.
• Downloads from GitHub releases.
• Perfect for dotfiles synchronization.

dotbins uniquely integrates tool-specific shell configurations (aliases, completions, etc.) directly in your dotfiles workflow, not just binary downloads, and allows a Git workflow for managing binaries.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

• Supports multiple architectures (amd64, arm64, etc.)
• Downloads and organizes binaries from GitHub releases
• Installs and updates tools to their latest versions with a single command
• Pin tools to specific versions with the tag parameter
• Tracks installed versions and update timestamps for all tools
• Extracts binaries from various archive formats (zip, tar.gz)
• Organizes tools by platform and architecture for easy access
• Easy integration with your dotfiles repository for version control
• Automatic PATH & Shell Code: Configures PATH and applies custom shell snippets (shell_code).

Website: github.com/basnijholt/dotbins
Support:
Developer: Bas Nijholt
License: Apache License 2.0

dotbins is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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