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Y_Y • today at 1:02 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

  tmp="$(mktemp -d)" && rsync -a --exclude='.ssh' user@host:~/.[!.]* "$tmp"/ && HOME="$tmp" exec "$SHELL"

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grepfru_it • today at 1:47 PM

I think this will copy your 9gb Mozilla cache directory as well? Still one liners like this is all you need lol

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sdovan1 • today at 3:52 PM

Overriding HOME variable is neat! Make things much easier.

imiric • today at 1:20 PM

I use something similar.

It's surprising to me how many projects can be replaced with just a line or two of shell script. This project is a slightly more sophisticated shell script that exposes a friendlier UI, but I don't see why it's needed when the alternative is much simpler, considering the target audience.