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what is the closest you can get to do "dotfiles" on android? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 hours ago by gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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i know the way android stores application config and so on makes it almost imposible to keep a real functioning dotfiles. but what is the closest you can get? is there a way to at least get a declarative list of apps to install or something? maybe some f-droid config at least or something?

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[–] Duchess@piefed.linenoise.vip -5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

dotfiles are just text files with a . as the first character there isn’t anything inherently magic about them other than many file browsers hiding them by default.

What functionality are you looking for with them? Configuration and secure tokens?

[–] gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 hours ago

when i said dotfiles i meant a dotfiles repo, i think this is hugely obvious. not sure what part you don't understand. and also, no, dotfiles are not necessarily text files.

so i'm essentially asking if it's posible to keep track of my android configs in some similar way.